Dynamics
What are dynamics?
The volume (loudness OR softness) used to perform a passage of music.
What is tempo?
The speed of the beat in a piece of music!
What is articulation?
A technique that changes how individual notes are performed or played.
This musical phrasing term means to grow in volume!
Crescendo
This musical phrasing term means to get faster!
Accelerando
This musical phrasing term means to perform the notes with NO breaks!
Legato
What does it mean to sing mezzo forte?
To sing "medium loud."
What does it mean when "rit." is written in sheet music?
Ritardando; to slow down
What does it mean to sing "staccato?"
To sing the notes detached, notes are separate from each other.
What marking would a composer use if they wanted their singers to sing very very softly?
Pianissimo (pp)
What marking would a composer use if they wanted their singers to sing with expressive rhythmic freedom?
What marking would a composer use if they wanted their singers to stop on a note and hold it out for longer than it's value?
Fermata