Music Terminologies # 3

Following is the 3rd session:

1. Ritardando (or retard. or rit.): gradually getting slower.
2. Ritenuto (or riten. or rit.):held back
3. Staccato(or stacc.):detached
4. Tempo: speed, time
5. Dolce: sweet, soft
6. fp(=fortepiano):loud, then immediately soft
7. grave: very slow, solemn
8. sostenuto: sustained
9. presto: fast(faster than allegro)
10. prima, primo: first
11. leggier: light, nimble

Music Terminologies # 2

Hi friends,
Today I am pasting another set of 11 music words as seesion #2 that will increase your information in Music.My advise is to stay consistent, slow and you will realise you have got what you wanted in no time. My objective towards putting up these vocabularies is to present group of informations in a blog format which can also be seen as a daily session by readers.

Music terminologies are not so wide in quantity and neither like a dictionary to mug up. there are only a definite number in music vacubalry which are very significant component indeed to comprehend, understand and learn music skills if onw knowd these terms. it is also advisable to a for a teacher and a very useful tool for effective teaching to their students.

Music vocabulary organize understanding of music in a shortest and systemaized way. It saves time when one is learning higher order thinking concept as understanding a contrapunctual music, acknowledging special effects in a composition, expressing special moods etc.

The Music terminlogies make a musician, author, teacher quiet expressive and professional, its an indispensable knowledge for a music counselor, teacher etc.
Now, Lets learn and acknolwedge few of the basic 10-11 music terms as:

1. allegretto: fairly quick(but not as quick as allegro)
2. allegro: quick(literally ‘cheerful’)
3. Andante: at a medium (‘walking’) speed.
4. Decrescendo: gradually getting quieter.
5. mezzo: half
6. mf (=mezzo forte):moderately loud
7. mp(=mezzo piano): moderately quiet
8. p(=piano): quiet
9. pp(=pianissimo): very quiet
10. poco: a little
11. rallentando (or rall.): gradually getting slower.

Music Terminologies # 1

Today I am posting some music terminologies as session 1 to get some idea and information to start with, slowly and gradually i will keep on enhancing Music terminologies section by section, page by page, post by post with audio and video examples to help you get more information and fun. Now, Lets learn and acknolwedge few of the basic 10-11 music terms as:

1. Accelerando: Gradually getting quicker
2. Adagio: slow
3. Cantabil: in a singing style
4. Crescendo: gradually getting louder
5. da capo(D.C.): repeat from the beginning
6. dal segno(D.S.):repeat from the sign $
7. fine: the end
8. f(=forte): loud
9. ff(=fortissimo): very loud
10. legato:smoothly
11. lento:slow