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Music Appreciation
6th Grade Music Vocabulary
Definition | Term |
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bottom 1/2 of the grand staff | bass clef |
lowers a note by a 1/2 step | flat |
cancels a flat or sharp | natural |
connects 2 notes on the same line or space | tie |
tells you which flats or sharps to play or sing | key signature |
raises a note by 1/2 step | sharp |
connects 2 notes on different lines or spaces | slur |
top 1/2 of the grand staff | treble clef |
this means to play or sing loud | forte |
this tells you to put more emphasis or "punch" a note | accent |
gradually get softer | decrescendo |
to play or sing a note short and detached | staccato |
gradually get louder | crescendo |
5 horizontal lines and spaces | staff |
tells you to do a section over again | repeat sign |
a staff divided by bar lines | measure |
same as 4/4 time | common time |
tells you that you are at the end of the song | double bar |
tells which flats or sharps to play or sing | key signature |
twice as fast as 4/4 | cut time |
tells how many beats are in each measure and which kind of note gets one beat | time signature |
tells you to hold on to the note a little longer | fermata |