Terms
Definitions
Symbols
Abbreviations & More
Things Mr Ignos Says
100

It's played before the main melody of a song and sets the mood or tone

What is the introduction

100

Interlude

What is an instrumental section of music played in between vocal sections

100
This symbol looks like an eye with an eyebrow and means "to hold"
What is fermata
100

Ritardando

What is rit

100

The two things you need to hit higher notes.

What are air and space

200

A Tonality based on Do that sounds bright, happy, cheerful

What is Major

200

Mode

What is the set of notes used in a song.

200
Bar Line
What is a vertical line that separates one measure from the next
200

This tells the number of beats contained in each measure

What is the Time Signature

200

The names of Mr Ignos' children

Who are Emily and Amelia

300

Regions of the voice divided by pitch

What are registers

300

System

What is a tool used to organize music into sections that are stacked on top of each other

300

The correct pronunciation of the word that is an "S" with a percent sign through it.

What is Dal Segno (SAY-nio)

300

It happens between each warm up in class

What is modulation

300

Pop star who wrote and sings Brave

Who is Sara Bareilles

400

To slow down for dramatic effect

What is rallantando

400

Syncopation

What is a rhythmic effect where the weak beat is emphasized

400

A Crosshair

What is Coda

400

The purpose of an embellishment

What is to "dress up" a melody

400

The analogy used to help you remember the definitions of major and minor

What is baseball (when you get called up to the Majors, you feel happy/cheerful. When you get sent back down to the Minors you feel sad, dark, gloomy.)

500

Shifting pitches in the middle of a song

What is modulation

500

D. S. al Coda

What is to go back to the sign and sing from there until you see the words "To Coda." You then find the Coda and sing from that point until the end of the song.

500

A carrot

What is accent

500

The genre of Beyonce's "Single Ladies"

What is pop/contemporary

500

Ms Ignos' middle name

What is Dean