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WorksheetsDynamics/Structure - Terms and Definitions
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Worksheet time: 23mins
The loudness or softness of sound.
Dynamics
Structure
Rhythm
Melody
Really loud
Fortissimo
Forte
Mezzo Piano
Piano
Loud
Forte
Piano
Mezzo Forte
Mezzo Piano
Medium Loud
Mezzo Forte
Mezzo Piano
Pianissimo
Forte
Medium Soft
Mezzo Piano
Piano
Forte
Mezzo Forte
Soft
Piano
Forte
Mezzo Piano
Pianissimo
Really Soft
Pianissimo
Piano
Mezzo Piano
Forte
Suddenly (loud or soft)
Sforzando
Structure
Dynamics
Piano
Gradually Louder
Crescendo
Decrescendo
Sforzando
Staccato
Gradually Softer
Decrescendo
Crescendo
Piano
Sforzando
The order and arrangement of the different parts of a piece of music.
Structure
Dynamics
Rhythm
Harmony
A piece of music with two main sections - AB, AA, or BB.
Binary
Ternary
Song Form
Theme and Variations
A piece of music with three sections, the third is a return to the first - ABA.
Ternary
Song Form
Theme and Variations
Srophic
A piece of music with a return of the first section with a different section in between - ABACA.
Rondo
Through Composed
Song Form
Binary
A piece of sung music that consists of a combination or verse and chorus.
Song Form
Rondo
Binary
Ternary
Same melody with different lyrics each time.
Verse
Chorus
Bridge
Coda
Same melody and lyrics each time.
Verse
Chorus
Bridge
Coda
A section in the song where the performer doesn't perform the melody.
Verse
Chorus
Solo
Coda
The beginning of a piece of music that occurs before the start of the main musical idea.
Introduction
Coda
Bridge
Chorus
Italian for "tail", it means the ending of the music.
Introduction
Coda
Bridge
Verse
A melody that is repeated with variations each time - variations could be in note length or added ornamentation to the melody.
Theme and Variations
Through Composed
Coda
Strophic
A piece of music with no repeating sections.
Theme and Variations
Coda
Through Composed
Strophic
A song that consists of verses only.
Through Composed
Strophic
Binary
Ternary
