Singing
Music Indications
Musical Theatre Roles
Parts of Musical Theatre
Dynamics
100

Those who perform vocally in a group as opposed to those who perform on their own

Duet

100

An added pause to a line or action that changes the rhythm

Beat

100

A musician who is an author of musical piece

Composer

100

 41 professional theatres, each with 500 or more seats, located in the Theater District and Lincoln Center in Midtown Manhattan, New York City

Broadway

100

meaning "soft"


Piano (p)


200

A group or person singing without accompaniment.

A Cappella

200

A passage that brings a piece or movement to an end

Coda

200

An musician who plays for singers and other performers at an audition or rehearsal.

Accompanist

200

a style of Western art music composed from approximately 1600 to 1750

Baroque

200

(especially as a direction) loudly.


Forte (f)

300

Those who perform vocally in a group as opposed to those who perform singly

Chorus

300

An indication to gradually increase the tempo of a song until otherwise noted.

Accelerando

300

An organization of performers and associated personnel that perform theatre

Company

300

A female singer with a voice pitched between soprano and contralto.

Mezzo (m)

400

An album with a collection of songs that endeavor present a narrative in some form.

Concept Album

400

The variation in loudness between notes or phrases.

Dynamics

400

Someone who designs and directs the dance or stylized movement in musical

Choreographer

400

A large group of dancers

Chorus line / Chorus girls

400

A decrease in loudness.



Diminuendo

500

Variation in the strength, tone, or pitch of one's voice.

Key change / Modulation

500

A person who writes the text of an opera or other long vocal work.

Librettist / Lyricist

500

The text of an opera or other long vocal work.

Libretto

500

A gradual increase in loudness.



Crescendo

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