MAPEH 9 MUSICAL TERMS

one or more singers performing without instrumental accompaniment.

• Acapella

• Cantabile

• Capo

• Coda

most comfortable singing range of a singer.

• Acapella

• Cantabile

• Capo

• Coda

• Tessitura

singing style.

• Acapella

• Cantabile

• Capo

• Coda

head, the beginning.

• Acapella

• Cantabile

• Capo

• Coda

closing section appended to a movement or song.

• Acapella

• Cantabile

• Capo

• Coda

sweetly, soft or smooth.

• dolce

• Falsetto

• Glissando

• Passaggio

• Rubato

a weaker and more airy voice usually in the higher pitch.

• dolce

• Falsetto

• Glissando

• Passaggio

• Rubato

sliding quickly between two notes.

• dolce

• Falsetto

• Glissando

• Passaggio

• Rubato

parts of singing voice where register transition occur.

• dolce

• Falsetto

• Glissando

• Passaggio

• Rubato

slight speeding up or slowing down of the tempo of a piece at the discretion of the soloist.

• dolce

• Falsetto

• Glissando

• Passaggio

• Rubato