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Celebrate Book 2B

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Chord

Contains 3 or more notes

Triad

Chord with exactly 3 notes

Major Triad

First (root), Third (major 3rd), and Fifth (perfect 5th) notes of a major pattern

Name the triad

The tonic (root) note = the name of the triad

Crescendo

Play gradually louder

Diminuendo

Play gradually softer

Parallel Answer

Begins the same as the question

Contrasting Answer

Begins differently than the question

Begin on Tonic

Both parallel and contrasting answers end on the tonic note

Interval Octave

Distance from a note to the next note with the same letter name
Skips:
- from a space to a line
- from a line to a space

Fermata

Hold the note longer than it's value

Key Signature Flats

Order: BEADGCF
- The next to the last flat names the key
- F Major only has one flat

Ostinato

An accompaniment pattern that repeats

Tempo

The speed of a piece

ritardando

Gradually slow down

a tempo

Return to your original tempo

Interval 7ths

Skips:
- space to space
- line to line
7th

Form AB and ABA

Music often has multiple sections.
- Sections may be the same or different.
- The order of sections is called Form.
- AB: has two sections that are different.
- ABA: has 3 sections, first and 3rd are the same. The 2nd is different.

Form

The order of sections of music, such as AB or ABA

DC al Fine

Go back to the beginning and play to the end. Da Capo (beginning) al Fine (end)

Introduction

A short section of the piece that comes before the A section

Anton Diabelli

Austrian music publisher who taught piano and guitar. Also a composer.

Coda

An ending section added to the form.

(Italian) Meaning: tail

Chanty

Work song for sailors as they work

Common Time

C = 4/4

ff

fortissimo very loud

f

forte loud

mf

mezzoforte medium loud

mp

mezzopiano medium soft

p

piano soft

pp

pianissimo very soft