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The following is a list of music terms used commonly in chorus.
You should be familiar with them!
Piano ( p ): soft or softly
Forte ( f ): loud or loudly
Pianissimo ( pp ): very soft or softly.
Fortissimo ( ff ): very loud or loudly.
Mezzo piano ( mp ): moderately soft.
Mezzo forte ( mf ): moderately loud.
Sforzando ( sf ): Suddenly loud.
Dynamics: the varying levels of sound in a musical performance.
Crescendo: a gradual increase in volume.
Decrescendo / Diminuendo: a gradual decrease in volume.
Unison: when two or more people play or sing the same pitch.
Staccato: each sound or note sharply detached or separated from the others.
Legato: in a smooth, flowing manner, without breaks between notes.
Coda: the concluding passage of a piece of music.
Enunciation: to pronounce words or parts of words clearly.
Solfege: the application of the sol-fa syllables to a musical scale or to a melody.
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