3.27.2009

The 5 Music Terms of The Day

Knowledge is Power

Enharmonic - A term used to describe notes of the same pitch which have different names, e.g. c  and d , f and g  

Festivo, festoso - Festive; merry.

Glissando - Gliss. The rapid scale achieved by sliding the nail of the thumb or third finger over the white keys of the piano. Glissando is commonly used in playing the harp. For bowed instruments glissando indicates a flowing, unaccented playing of a passage. 

Homophony, Homophonic - Musical texture which is characterized by chordal support of a melodic line.

Interval - The difference in pitch between two tones.

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