Tag: INSTRUMENTS

  • Arpeggios

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    – Arpeggiare = Play on the Harp – Also called “Broken Chords” – simply the Sounding of the Notes from a Chord in Sequence Successively (aufeinanderfolgend, nacheinander, fortlaufend, folgend, sukzessiv) – Arpeggios Imply Harmony – may be Performed in Various Patterns & can Span Multiple Octaves – Great Way to Add Interest to an Otherwise…

  • Crescendo

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    – Get Gradually Louder (Over the Period of the Crescendo Symbol) – from Previous Dynamic Symbol to Next Dynamic Symbol  – e.g. here from “p” to “fff”, or Simply

  • Divisi

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    – is a String Section Divided into 2 or More Pieces  – the Goal is to “Blend” together properly Notes and / or Playing Style that is Difficult for One Player to achieve alone)  – e.g. a Cellist Plays a Double Stop in a Fast Tempo and Suddenly Needs to Go Higher an Octave in…

  • Drones

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    – similar as a Pedal Tone but last much longer (sometimes the whole Song) – basically Sustained Notes either all the Way Held or Repeated – Self-Contained and don’t seek to resolve (meditative as in Indian Music a Sitar Tone that lasts and all Jam up over this Tone)

  • Dynamics (Orchestra)

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    ppp = pianississimo = Very Soft pp = pianissimo = Somewhat Soft p = piano = Soft mp = mezzopiano = Moderately Soft mf = mezzoforte = Moderately Loud f = forte =Loud ff = fortissimo = Louder than f fff = fortississimo = Louder than ff – Below a Image of Relative Dynamics in…

  • Guitar (Basics)

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    General – E (6th String) – A – D – G – B – E (1st String) – on a Chord Diagram, Tip Finger is 1, Middle Finger is Position 2, Ring Finger is Position 3 Acoustic Guitar Soundbody –> Performs the Soundchamber that Creates the Guitars Tone Soundhole –> Sound Projects from the Body…

  • Harmonics (Guitar String)

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    – Harmonics are Achieved by Applying Light Pressure at Some Point Along the Length of the Guitar String when it is Played – thus Make the Guitar String Sound at a Multiple of its Fundamental Frequency