JH Choir Definitions
by Carol Braun
August 13, 2009
| Definitions |
| medium |
| soft |
| very soft |
| groups of terms referring to the volume or sound level of the music, louds and softs |
| gradually get softer (decrease) |
| gradually get louder (increase) |
| gradually slow down |
| gradually get faster |
| gradually get softer |
| speed of the music |
| everyone sings the same part at the same time |
| the words in a song |
| religious words in a song |
| non-religious words or subject in a song |
| the clarity of speech, beginning and ending consonants |
| planned movement |
| a jazz style of singing using nonsense syllables instead of words, often improvised |
| make up the music as you go along, not planned |
| music is played or sung in a smooth, connected style |
| Light and short,slightly separated |
| Group of performers, instrumental or vocal |
| soft diffused light reflected in the sky when the sun is below the horizon |
| broad elevation or mound of earth or stones for defensive purposes |
| flag |
| the lips, the teeth, the tip of the tonque |
| correct alignment of the body |
| the distance between two notes |
| medium loud |
| tiresome and boring, long |
| unaccompanied singing, no piano |
| tempo marking, fast, quick, lively speed |
| little by little |
| tempo marking, medium speed |
| go back to the sign and play until the end |
| the ending |
| the main idea in music |
| the space between two bar lines |
| tempo marking, deadly slow speed |
| tempo marking, moderately slow speed |
| plan every detail |
| tells the number of beats or counts in a measure |
| song from the African-American culture |
| loud |
| french word for handsome |
| wig worn by a man |
| current gladness |
| youth will not last |
| were lying, guilty of perjury |
| liar, person who does not tell the truth |
| sounds of sadness,sorrow |
