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11th Grade
05/26/2011

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Meno Mosso
Definition
Less Motion.
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A Tempo
Definition
Return to original tempo
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Crescendo
Definition
< gradually getting louder
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Unison
Definition
Voice parts sounding the same pitches in the same rythem simultaneously.
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Harmony
Definition
Two or more parts sounding simultaneosly.
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Key Signiture
Definition
Sharps (#) of flats(b) at the beginning of a composition to indicate it's basic key.
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Time Signiture
Definition
The sign placed at the beginning of a composition to indicate the meter. For ex. 4/4 or 3/4
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Treble Clef
Definition

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The symbol that appears at the beginning of the staff, generally for pitches above middle C.

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Bass Clef
Definition

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The symbol at the beginning of the staff for lower voices or instruments.

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Decrescendo 
Definition
> To gradually become softer. 
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Lyricist
Definition
The person who writes the words for a song.
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Composer
Definition
Person who writes the music.
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Divisi
Definition
The parts divide
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A Cappella
Definition
Unaccompanied vocal music.
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Shallow Breathing
Definition
Using only the upper third of the singer's lungs.
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Proper Breathing
Definition
This is essential to sing in tune with strength and tone.
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Accent
Definition
Indicates the note should be sung with force or stress.
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Sharp
Definition
(#) A symbol that raises a pitch by half a step.
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The Five Common Vowels
Definition
AH , OH , OO , EE , EH
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Cut Time


Definition
Another name for the 4/4 time signiture.
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All Five vowels retain the principle of vertical sinhing, that is, jaw down and cheeks raised, but each has a little different jaw and lip position.
Definition
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OO
Definition
A beautiflu vowel sound , very clean and smooth. Lips pucker and come together, but the jaw stays down.
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OH
Definition
Is an easy vowel to shape. Shape your mouth and lips in the shape of an O as if blowing a frost ring.
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AH 
Definition
Shaped very vertically like a yawn with jaw dropped and cheeks lifted.
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EE
Definition
Is an extension of OO. For ex., free, see, be.
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Chest voice 
Definition
Heavier sound made when you sing lower pitches that resonate primarily in the chest region.
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Head voice

 

Definition

A lighter sound made when you sing higher pitches which resonate more in the head and face region.

 

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Blended Voice
Definition
Pitches which lie in the middle range of the voice, combining chest and head voice.
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EH
Definition
Vertical shape, but requires a lowere jaw then OO or EE 
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Intonation
Definition
The degree to which pitch is accurately produced in tune.
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Breathe Mark
Definition
A mark placed within a phrase or melody showing where the singer or musician should breathe.
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Rich Tone
Definition
Get the mouth open both on the outside and inside so that the vibrations made by our vocal cords can be rich and full.
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Poco Accelerando
Definition
A little faster
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Adagio
Definition
Slow tempo but not as slow as largo.
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Tutti
Definition
All
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Kyrie Eleison
Definition
Latin for lord have mercy.
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Con moto
Definition
With motion
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Crescendo poco a poco
Definition
Getting louder little by little.
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Maestoso Alla Marcia
Definition
Majestic in the style of a march.
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Morendo
Definition
Gradually dying away
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Francis Scott Key
Definition
Author of "The Star Spangled Banner" (Words)
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John Stafford Smith
Definition
Composer of "The Star Spangled Banner" (Music)
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Legato
Definition
Smooth, connected style.
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D.S. Al Coda
Definition
Go back to the sign and sing to the coda.        (Dal Segno)
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Coda
Definition
Ending Section a concluding portion of composition.
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Libretto
Definition
The text (words) of a dramatic musical work, such as the opera. 
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Aria
Definition
An elaborate melody sung as a solo. (Bth C. Song"Alma del care")
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Rallentando
Definition
To perfowm more and more slowly.
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Breath Mark
Definition
A mark placed within a phrase or melody showing where the singer should breathe.
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Introduction
Definition
An opening section at the beginning of the movement or work.
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Phrase Mark
Definition
The singer or musician should not take a breathe for the duration of the phrase.
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Hair Pins
Definition
(<,>) Nickname for crescendo and decrescendo markings.
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Tempo Rubato
Definition
Refers to expressive and rhythmic by a slight speeding up then slowing down of the tempo.
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Repertoire
Definition
A list of pieces the singer is prepared to perform.
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Sentence
Definition
Over the years the group performed all the works in the standard choral repertoire.
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Jean Valjean
Definition
Released from jail after spending 19 years there he breaks his parole and changes his identity, becoming mayo oaf a small town.(Tenor)
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Inspector Javert
Definition
Respecting the law above all else, Jacert relentlessely pusues Valjean, hoping to bring justice to the escaped convict.(Baritone)
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Fantine
Definition
A worker who loses her job and becomes a prostitute in order to pay the thenardiers for the welfare of her daughter (Mezzo Soprano)
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Young Cosette
Definition
The daughter of Fantine , the Thenardiers force eight year old Cosette to work.
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Madame Thenardier
Definition
The unscrupulous wife of Thenardier (Mezzo Soprano)
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Thenardier
Definition
A second rate theif, Thenardier runs a small inn (Baritone)
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Marius
Definition
A student revolutionary, is friends with Eponine, but in love <3 with Cosette. (Tenor)
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Eponine
Definition
Is the pampered daughter of the Thenardiers. She grows up with Cosette and is unkind to her.
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Gavoche
Definition
Is a street wise urchin who dies on the barricade helping the revolutionaries. (Boy Soprano)
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Bamata Bois
Definition
A young gentleman who tries to buy Fantine's services and is responsible for her arrest. (Baritone or Tenor)
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Rubato
Definition
Freely, allows the conductor, or the performer to vary the tempo.
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Molto Legato
Definition
Performed with much more smoothness and a connected style.
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Down Beat
Definition
The accented first beat of the measure.
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Chorale
Definition
Congregational song song or hymn of the German Protestant church we are singing a Bach Chorale.
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Modulation
Definition
Adjusting to a change of keys within a song.
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Sight-Sing
Definition
Reading and singing of music at first sight.
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Ostinato
Definition
A rhythmic or melody passage this repeated continously.
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Delicato
Definition
Delicate, to play or sing delicately.
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Diaphragm
Definition
The muscle that separates the chest cavity from the abdomen. The primary muscle in the inhalation/exhalation cycle.
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Lento
Definition
Slow's a little faster than adagio.
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Cambiata
Definition
The young male voice that is developing.
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Art Song
Definition
Expresive songs, life, love, and human relationship, for solo voice and piano.
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Con Brio
Definition
With spirit, vigorously.
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To Coda
Definition
Skip to the Coda.
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Improvised
Definition
Invented on the spur of the moment.
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