STEEMIT MUSIC 102: SPEAK THE LANGUAGE IV

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I welcome you to another episode of STEEMIT MUSIC. It is sure going to be a great time as we tour the world of music. In our last three discussion, we have been considering common terminologies used in music. We clearly stated that language is a form of communication, and speaking/understanding the music language or basic common terminologies in music yield great performance. Today, we shall move further into some more terminologies, I believe the terms we have previously considered have become your day-to-day language in your sphere of musical influence. Lets go:

NATURAL - A symbol in sheet music that returns a note to its original pitch after the effect of a sharp or flat.

NOCTURNE - A musical composition that has a romantic or dreamy character with nocturnal associations, or a night-piece, music that evokes a nocturnal mood.

NONET - A nonet is a piece for nine performers or the name for a group of nine performers.

NOTATION - Notation is the method of writing music down, practices of which have varied during the course of history, first developed in the 8th century.

NOTE - This is either a single sound or its representation in notation, also refers to a single sound as a tone.

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OCTAVE - The interval between two adjacent notes of the same name, it is referred to as an interval of an eighth.

OCTET - An octet is a composition for eight performers or the name for a group of eight performers.

ORCHESTRA - A large group of instrumentalists consisting of woodwind, brass, string and percussion sections playing together.

ORGAN - This is a keyboard instrument in which the sound is produced by air passing through pipes of various size and construction to give a wide variety of pitches and timbres.

OVERTURE - An overture is an orchestral composition forming the prelude or introduction to an opera or other large musical work.

PAD - A sustained note - usually played by the keyboard player.

PEDAL - This is a hardware tool, effect or tuner on the floor of the stage used by guitarists and bass players. Keyboard players use one for sustain. Drummers have at least two - one for the kick and one for the hi-hat.

PENTATONIC - A scale having five tones to the octave.

PERCUSSION - The percussion includes all instruments that are played by being struck, shaken or scratched.

PHRASE - A single line of music played or sung. A musical sentence or a complete musical thought.

PIANO - An instruction in sheet music to play softly. It is abbreviated by a “p”.

PITCH - The pitch of a note refers to the frequency of its vibrations.

POCKET - The place where the tempo and groove of a song feels the most comfortable.

PRELUDE - A movement or section of a work that comes before another movement or section of a work. It is a short piece originally preceded by a more substantial work, however not lengthy enough to be considered an overture.

PRESTO - A instruction in sheet music indicating the tempo is to be very fast.

PRIMA DONNA - A musician who feels and acts entitled.

PROGRESSION - Progression is the movement of chords in succession.

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QUARTET - A quartet is a composition for four players or the name for a group of four players.

QUINTET - A quintet is a composition for five players or the name for a group of five players.

RECAPITULATION - This terminology is synonymous to a reprise.

REED - This is the piece of cane in wind instruments. The players cause vibrations by blowing through it in order to produce sound.

REFRAIN - * Refrain is a repeating phrase that is played at the end of each verse in the song, like the chorus of hymns.*

REPRISE - This is repeating a phrase or verse or returning to the original theme.

REST - The rest is a symbol in sheet music used to indicate silence in music.

RHYTHM - This is the element of music pertaining to time.

RIDE - The ride is sometimes used to indicate a guitar solo, it is also a kind of cymbal.

ROOT - The principal note of a triad.

I hope it has been value for your time. Music is indeed worth the study especially if is your passion. Take and make out time go through this lecture until you grasp the concept this terminologies retain them and apply them. Do have a great week.

@fanen
STEEMIT MUSIC TUTOR

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PREVIOUS LECTURES

STEEMIT MUSIC 102: SPEAK THE LANGUAGE III
STEEMIT MUSIC 102: SPEAK THE LANGUAGE II
STEEMIT MUSIC 102: SPEAK THE LANGUAGE
STEEMIT MUSIC 101: MUSIC THEORY II
STEEMIT MUSIC 101: MUSIC THEORY
STEEMIT MUSIC 100: ROOTS