Monday, August 27, 2012

Quizlet created by Bethany

Bethany Orick was VERY nice and shared her QUIZLET of our vocabulary words for Wednesday.

http://quizlet.com/13304879/music-terms-set-1-flash-cards/

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Sunday, August 26, 2012

Syllabus, Schedule

Syllabus for Conducting

Course Schedule for Conducting

Terms for Fall 2012

  1. A capriccio-Whimsical
  2. A piacere-At pleasure
  3. A tempo-Previoius tempo (used after one of the above variations)
  4. Accelerando-Gradually faster
  5. Adagio/Lento-Slow
  6. Agitato-Agitated
  7. Agogic accent-Accent by longer duration of a note
  8. Alla misura-Strict tempo
  9. Allargando-Gradually slower and louder
  10. Allegretto-Moderately fast
  11. Allegro-Fast, quickly
  12. Andante-Slow but moving
  13. Andantino-Moderately slow
  14. Animato-Animated
  15. assai - very
  16. caesura - a break in the musical line
  17. Calando-Gradually slower and softer
  18. Cantabile-Singing
  19. cola parte - with the other part
  20. Con bravura-With boldness
  21. Con brio-With vigor
  22. Con fuoco-With fire
  23. con moto - with motion
  24. Con tenerezza-With tenderness
  25. Crescendo (cresc.)-Becoming louder
  26. Crescendo e diminuendo (cresc. e dim.)-Gradually louder, then gradually softer
  27. Crescendo molto (cresc. molto)-Becoming much louder
  28. Crescendo poco a poco (cresc. poco a poco)-Louder little by little
  29. Decrescendo (decresc.)-Becoming softer
  30. Diminuendo (dim.)-Diminishing
  31. Dolce-Sweetly
  32. Dolente-Sad, mournful
  33. doppio valore - twice as slow
  34. Dynamic accent-Accent by stress or reinforcement
  35. Espressivo-Expressively
  36. feroce - wildly or fiercely
  37. Forte (f)-Loud
  38. Forte-piano (fp)-Loudly-softly
  39. Fortissimo (ff)-Very loud
  40. fuoco - fire
  41. Giocoso-Humorously
  42. Grave - tempo-Very slow and heavy
  43. Grave -character-Solemn
  44. grazia - gracefully
  45. ictus - the point of the beat
  46. Irregular accent-Accent on a normally unaccented beat
  47. L'istesso tempo-Same tempo (beat remains the same even though meter changes)
  48. langsam - slow
  49. Larghetto-Very slow but moving
  50. Largo-Very slow and broad
  51. Legato-Smoothly connected
  52. leggiero - lighly or airy
  53. lento - slowly
  54. Maestoso-Majestic
  55. Marcato-Marked emphasis
  56. Meno mosso-Less motion
  57. Mezzo forte (mf)-Moderately loud
  58. Mezzo piano (mp)-Moderately soft
  59. Moderato-Moderately paced
  60. molto - much
  61. Morendo-Dying away
  62. mosso - motion
  63. non troppo - not too much
  64. ossia - otherwise, or refers to a simplified part
  65. Pesante-Heavy
  66. Pianissimo (pp)-Very soft
  67. Piano (p)-Soft
  68. Piu allegro-More lively
  69. Piu mosso-More motion
  70. pochissimo - very little
  71. poco - little
  72. Portato-Slurred staccato
  73. Prestissimo-As fast as possible
  74. Presto-Very fast
  75. Rallentando-Gradually slower and broader
  76. retenu - held back
  77. Rinforzando-Accent by strengthening
  78. Ritardando-Gradually slower
  79. Ritenuto-Suddenly slower
  80. ritmico - rhymical 
  81. rubato - phrasing, give and take, shading of tempo, borrowing of time
  82. Scherzando-Playful, jesting
  83. Secondary accent-Accent on a beat other than the down beat, e.g. beat three in common time
  84. Semplice-Simple, unaffected
  85. sempre - always
  86. Senza misura-Freely
  87. simile - in a similar manner
  88. Sforzando (sfz)-Loudly accented
  89. Sforzando/Forzando-Accent by forcing/pressure
  90. smorzando - dying away
  91. Sostenuto-Sustaining
  92. Sotto voce-Subdued voice
  93. spicato - springing or bouncing of bow off the string (a staccato technique)
  94. Staccato-Detached
  95. stentato - labored
  96. Stringendo-Gradualy faster and hastening
  97. Subito forte (sub. f)-Suddenly loud
  98. Subito piano (sub. p)-Suddenly soft
  99. tacet - silent for a particular instrument
  100. Tempo giusto-In exact tempo
  101. Tempo primo-First tempo
  102. Tempo Rubato-Taken freely
  103. Tenuto-Held, sustained
  104. tessitura - the range within most notes lie
  105. Tonic accent-Accent by rise of pitch, rather than by stress
  106. Tranquillo-Gently
  107. troppo - too much
  108. tutti - everyone
  109. Vivace-Lively
  110. vivo - lively or brisk; spirited