Semester 1 Chorus Vocab 2021

Decrescendo

• gradually get louder

• gradually get softer

• gradually get slower

Stagger breathe

• taking turns breathing so no one breathes at the same time

• taking turns singing so no one messes up

• taking turns breathing so everyone can breathe together

Pianissimo

• Very soft

• Soft

• Medium Soft

Piano

• medium soft

• very soft

• soft

The fleshy part of the roof of the mouth that raises to improve vocal tone

• trachea

• soft palate

• esophagus

The person who writes the words to music

• Composer

• Conductor

• Arranger

• Lyricist

Fortissimo

• loud

• soft

• very soft

• very loud

The person who writes the music

• composer

• conductor

• arranger

• lyricist

Combining two vowel sounds to make a new sound

• Consonant

• Vowel

• Diphthong

• Diaphragm

Diction refers to

• singing with loud and soft levels

• singing and taking breaths at the right times

• singing with clear consonants and tall vowels