Semester 1 Chorus Vocab 2021

Front

Decrescendo

Back

gradually get softer

Front

Stagger breathe

Back

Taking turns breathing so no one breathes at the same time.

Front

Pianissimo

Back

Very soft

Front

Piano

Back

soft

Front

Fleshy part of the roof of the mouth that raises to improve vocal tone

Back

soft palate

Front

Who writes the words to music?

Back

Lyricist

Front

Fortissimo

Back

very loud

Front

The person who writes music

Back

composer

Front

Combining two vowel sounds to create a new sound

Back

Diphthong

Front

Diction refers to

Back

singing with clear consonants and tall vowels