Theory Thursday

Rhythm - The beat, the driving force behind all music

Melody - The theme

Harmony - 2 or more voices at the same time, singing different pitches

Orchestration - The arrangement of instruments

Tempo - How fast or slow the music is played or sung

Dynamics - How loud or soft the music is played or sung

Intervals - The distance or space between two notes or pitches.

Chromatic - Every note/pitch between 2 notes/pitches in half steps

Major - A scale classification system that sounds "happy" beginning and ending on "DO"

minor - A scale classification system that sounds "sad" beginning and ending on "LA"

Articulation - Process of producing tone or sound

Staccato - Short, with a good sound

Legato - Long, with a good sound

Marcato - Medium length, with a good sound

pp - pianissimo - very soft

p - piano - soft

mp - mezzo piano - medium soft

mf - mezzo forte - medium loud

f - forte - loud

ff - fortissimo - very loud

iss - very

mezzo - medium

< - crescendo - gradually get louder with a good sound

> - decrescendo - gradually get softer with a good sound

staff - 5 lines, 4 spaces upon which music is written on.

4 Fundamentals of Good Singing

1. Breathing

2. Posture

3. Uniform Vowels

4. Diction

Link to Interval Exercises

Time Signature

Top Number = The number of beats in 1 measure

Bottom Number = What note gets 1 beat

Example:

3/4 Time

3 Beats in 1 measure and the

Quarter note gets 1 beat

Notes - Measured sound

Rests - Measured silence