Music Vocab

Front

Directions to a performer via symbols indicating attack, duration, and decay of a note (legato, staccato)

Back

Articulation

Front

Singing without accompaniment

Back

A Capella

Front

Any sharp, flat, or natural sign in music not in the key signature.

Back

Accidental

Front

Underlying steady pulse in music

Back

beat

Front

Creates music compositions

Back

composer

Front

Level or range of loudness of a sound.

Back

Dynamics

Front

Artistic communication by a performer to the audience, presenting material and emotions.

Back

interpretation

Front

Distance between two notes

Back

Intervals

Front

Singing or playing the correct pitch in tune

Back

Intonation

Front

Set of sharps or flats at the beginning of the staff after the clef sign.

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Key signature