Chorus 2

Front 1

relative “highness” or “lowness” of sounds in music

Back 1

Pitch

Front 2

the pattern of long and short sounds and silences in music

Back 2

Rhythm

Front 3

duple (2) or triple (3) division of beats in a measure

Back 3

Meter

Front 4

the 2 numbers at the beginning of a piece of music indicating beats per measure and type of note that gets one beat

Back 4

Time Signature

Front 5

a pleasing series of musical notes that form the main part of a song or piece of music

Back 5

Melody

Front 6

combination of musical notes played or sung at the same time to produce a pleasing sound

Back 6

Harmony

Front 7

the highest treble clef singing voice in a typical 4 part chorus

Back 7

soprano

Front 8

the second highest treble clef singing voice in a typical 4 part chorus

Back 8

Alto

Front 9

the highest bass clef singing voice in a typical 4 part chorus

Back 9

Tenor

Front 10

the lowest treble clef singing voice in a typical 4 part chorus

Back 10

Bass

Front 11

the vocal part that lies between the Tenor and the Bass

Back 11

Baritone

Front 12

proper blending and all parts are heard equally

Back 12

Balance

Front 13

letters that are not vowels

Back 13

Consonants

Front 14

a vowel sound that can be broken into two sound

Back 14

Diphthong

Front 15

clarity in the delivery of successive notes

Back 15

Articulation

Front 16

clear pronunciation of all sounds

Back 16

Ennunciation

Front 17

very slowly

Back 17

Lento

Front 18

slowly

Back 18

Adagio

Front 19

at a walking speed

Back 19

Andante

Front 20

moderately

Back 20

Moderato

Front 21

quickly

Back 21

Allegro

Front 22

fast and lively

Back 22

Vivace

Front 23

robbing” the note values

Back 23

Rubato

Front 24

a “growing” of the music

Back 24

Augmentation

Front 25

very softly

Back 25

Pianissimo

Front 26

softly

Back 26

Piano

Front 27

medium soft

Back 27

Mezzo Piano

Front 28

medium loud

Back 28

Mezzo Forte

Front 29

loudly

Back 29

Forte

Front 30

very loudly

Back 30

Fortissimo

Front 31

gradually get louder

Back 31

Crescendo

Front 32

gradually get softer

Back 32

Decrescendo

Front 33

become less or play softer

Back 33

Diminuendo

Front 34

the structure of a piece of music

Back 34

Form

Front 35

all voices singing the same pitches and rhythms

Back 35

Unison

Front 36

two voices singing in harmony

Back 36

Duet

Front 37

three voices singing in harmony

Back 37

Trio

Front 38

four voices singing in harmony

Back 38

Quartet

Front 39

vocal line higher than the melody

Back 39

Descant

Front 40

distance between two notes

Back 40

Interval

Front 41

two or more notes sounding at the same time

Back 41

Chord

Front 42

one melody line with no accompanying harmony

Back 42

Monophony

Front 43

many parts singing different pitches and rhythms

Back 43

Polyphony

Front 44

two or more parts moving together in harmony with same rhythms

Back 44

Homophony

Front 45

voices singing alternating phrases in a “call and response” style

Back 45

Antiphony

Front 46

expressively

Back 46

Espressivo

Front 47

much

Back 47

Molto

Front 48

with motion or movement

Back 48

Mosso

Front 49

suddenly

Back 49

Subito

Front 50

expression or creation of an emotional feeling

Back 50

Mood