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Definitions to Learn in Music
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- 1Trill
- 2Mordent
- 3Turn
- 4Grace note (acciacc atura/ appoggi atura)
- 5Pizzicatoplucking the strings of a violin or other stringed instrument with one's finger.
- 6Arcoplayed on a violin or other stringed instrument using the bow.
- 7Legatoin a smooth flowing manner, without breaks between notes.
- 8Unisoncoincidence in pitch of sounds or notes.
- 9Staccatowith each sound or note sharply detached or separated from the others.
- 10ReverbShort for reverberation. Reverb is an effect used to alter music so that it sounds as if it was recorded in an reverberant, echoey space.
- 11Wah wah pedalPlayed on an electric guitar and common in disco music.
- 12Looping/loopLooping is a digital effect that involves taking a short segment of music (a loop) and repeating it a number of times in succession.
- 13Drum machineAn electronic device that replicates the sounds of various percussion instruments.
- 14Amplifieran electronic device for increasing the amplitude of electrical signals, used chiefly in sound reproduction.
- 15BVoxBacking vocalists
- 16FXEffects
- 17Microphonean instrument for converting sound waves into electrical energy variations which may then be made louder, transmitted, or recorded.
- 18Mixing deska console where sound signals come from and are mixed during recording or broadcasting.
- 19Programme noteA written commentary on a piece of music, which can supply background about how the piece was composed and information about its musical features.
- 20Bridgeaka middle 8
- 21cadenzasection of concerto
- 22MIDImusical instrument digital interface. one musician can control several electronic instruments easily and cheaply
- 23multitrackingusing tape containing 2 or more tracks
- 24panningpositioning of sound in stereo field. stay fixed or give the impression that sound is moving from side to side.
- 25reverb(short for reverberation) used to alter music so its sounds s if it was recorded in n echoey, reverberant space. most commonly used studio effect.
- 26sampler (sampling)taking a sound and processing it ad playing back to make a sample (song chorus, sound of breaking glass, anything)
- 27scatusing nonsense syllables instead of words. used in jazz.
- 28sequencer/sequencing (NOT A 'SEQUNCE')designed for inputting, editing, storing and playing back data from musical performance.
- 29synthesisergenerates sounds electronicaly
- 30timbredifferent sorts of sounds (violin has different sound to piano)
- 31quantizingapproximate (continuously varying signal by one whose amplitude is restricted to prescribed set of values
- 32overlayput music over the top of other music
- 33vocodera synthesiser that produces sounds from an analysis of speech input
- 34distortionchange in form of an electronic signal/sound wave during processing
- 35mixingcombine two or more signals or soundtracks into one
- 36improvisedor without preparation.
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