Terms for Fall 2012

1. A capriccio-Whimsical
2. A piacere-At pleasure
3. A tempo-Previoius tempo (used after one of the above variations)
4. Accelerando-Gradually faster
5. Adagio/Lento-Slow
6. Agitato-Agitated
7. Agogic accent-Accent by longer duration of a note
8. Alla misura-Strict tempo
9. Allargando-Gradually slower and louder
10. Allegretto-Moderately fast
11. Allegro-Fast, quickly
12. Andante-Slow but moving
13. Andantino-Moderately slow
14. Animato-Animated
15. assai - very
16. caesura - a break in the musical line
17. Calando-Gradually slower and softer
18. Cantabile-Singing
19. cola parte - with the other part
20. Con bravura-With boldness
21. Con brio-With vigor
22. Con fuoco-With fire
23. con moto - with motion
24. Con tenerezza-With tenderness
25. Crescendo (cresc.)-Becoming louder
26. Crescendo e diminuendo (cresc. e dim.)-Gradually louder, then gradually softer
27. Crescendo molto (cresc. molto)-Becoming much louder
28. Crescendo poco a poco (cresc. poco a poco)-Louder little by little
29. Decrescendo (decresc.)-Becoming softer
30. Diminuendo (dim.)-Diminishing
31. Dolce-Sweetly
32. Dolente-Sad, mournful
33. doppio valore - twice as slow
34. Dynamic accent-Accent by stress or reinforcement
35. Espressivo-Expressively
36. feroce - wildly or fiercely
37. Forte (f)-Loud
38. Forte-piano (fp)-Loudly-softly
39. Fortissimo (ff)-Very loud
40. fuoco - fire
41. Giocoso-Humorously
42. Grave - tempo-Very slow and heavy
43. Grave -character-Solemn
44. grazia - gracefully
45. ictus - the point of the beat
46. Irregular accent-Accent on a normally unaccented beat
47. L'istesso tempo-Same tempo (beat remains the same even though meter changes)
48. langsam - slow
49. Larghetto-Very slow but moving
50. Largo-Very slow and broad
51. Legato-Smoothly connected
52. leggiero - lighly or airy
53. lento - slowly
54. Maestoso-Majestic
55. Marcato-Marked emphasis
56. Meno mosso-Less motion
57. Mezzo forte (mf)-Moderately loud
58. Mezzo piano (mp)-Moderately soft
59. Moderato-Moderately paced
60. molto - much
61. Morendo-Dying away
62. mosso - motion
63. non troppo - not too much
64. ossia - otherwise, or refers to a simplified part
65. Pesante-Heavy
66. Pianissimo (pp)-Very soft
67. Piano (p)-Soft
68. Piu allegro-More lively
69. Piu mosso-More motion
70. pochissimo - very little
71. poco - little
72. Portato-Slurred staccato
73. Prestissimo-As fast as possible
74. Presto-Very fast
75. Rallentando-Gradually slower and broader
76. retenu - held back
77. Rinforzando-Accent by strengthening
78. Ritardando-Gradually slower
79. Ritenuto-Suddenly slower
80. ritmico - rhymical 
81. rubato - phrasing, give and take, shading of tempo, borrowing of time
82. Scherzando-Playful, jesting
83. Secondary accent-Accent on a beat other than the down beat, e.g. beat three in common time
84. Semplice-Simple, unaffected
85. sempre - always
86. Senza misura-Freely
87. simile - in a similar manner
88. Sforzando (sfz)-Loudly accented
89. Sforzando/Forzando-Accent by forcing/pressure
90. smorzando - dying away
91. Sostenuto-Sustaining
92. Sotto voce-Subdued voice
93. spicato - springing or bouncing of bow off the string (a staccato technique)
94. Staccato-Detached
95. stentato - labored
96. Stringendo-Gradualy faster and hastening
97. Subito forte (sub. f)-Suddenly loud
98. Subito piano (sub. p)-Suddenly soft
99. tacet - silent for a particular instrument
100. Tempo giusto-In exact tempo
101. Tempo primo-First tempo
102. Tempo Rubato-Taken freely
103. Tenuto-Held, sustained
104. tessitura - the range within most notes lie
105. Tonic accent-Accent by rise of pitch, rather than by stress
106. Tranquillo-Gently
107. troppo - too much
108. tutti - everyone
109. Vivace-Lively
110. vivo - lively or brisk; spirited

Class Overview

Class overview - Seminar in Conducting from Philip Copeland

Conducting Qualifications

Conducting qualifications - do you have what it takes to be a conductor from Philip Copeland

The end

Due Friday, May 13, 2011:

• 7 observations
• 7 choralnet
• 2 dickson article annotations
• pick one piece, analyze it textually/musically

Magical Eye

March 1999 Dickson J

The Beginning of the End

Today we discussed how we will end the semester and this is what we talked about:

1.  7 Observation Reports - you need to provide one-page summary of the observations you have done (dates, places).  If you want to really make it easy for me (hint, hint), compile all of your observations into one document and send it to me that way.

2.  7 Blog posts or ChoralNet entries:  Document this for me as well.  I encourage you to copy/paste links into a document that details all of your work in this area.  You may find that "screenshots" of your work to be a good idea - check out a trial version of "SnagIt" to assist you in this area.

3.  You owe me written observations of the Britten exercise.  One of you, one of the person you were assigned to evaluate.

4.  We talked about a "final project" - creating a notebook that would eventually serve as a resource for you in the future.  You need to pick the type of notebook you want to create:

• focusing on church music
• focusing on children's music
• other

This notebook should contain:

• articles from Choral Journal
• Websites
• forum discussions
• music reviews
• actual music that you would use with your future ensemble

You might want to do a digital version of this notebook - maybe a PDF binder.  

Link to videos

Here is the link to your videos from Monday.