Voice Parts
The highest voice part
soprano
Speed up
accelerando
soft
piano
Smooth and connected
Hold the note as long at the conductor says
Fermata
The lowest voice part
Bass
Slow down
Ritardando
The 5 lines where music is written
staff
Choppy and short
Staccato
Adds half of the note value
Dotted rhythm
The highest MALE voice part
Tenor
Get louder
crescendo
Pentatonic
DRMSL
How each note is played
Articulation
Ti Ta Ti
syncopation
The lowest FEMALE voice part
Alto
Get softer
decrescendo
First section returns in a song
ABA
How loud or soft you play
Dynamics
Play or sing again
Repeat
How many voice parts are there?
4
loud
forte
Sections that make up a song
Form
How fast or slow you play
Tempo
a sequence of notes that form a musical idea
Melody