Artistic Song Leading
Lesson 5
Copyright 2010 by Jimmy Bagwell
As part of the
“ARTISTIC SONG LEADING” Series
Artistic Song Leading
(Lesson 5)
Style Markings
Style is how you sing a piece. These are often markings
unique to one note.
Artistic Song Leading
(Lesson 5)
Style Markings
Style is how you sing a piece. These are often markings
unique to one note.
Accent appears over the top of a note. Means to
make it stand out dramatically from the rest of the notes
Artistic Song Leading
(Lesson 5)
Style Markings
Style is how you sing a piece. These are often markings
unique to one note.
Accent appears over the top of a note. Means to
make it stand out dramatically from the rest of the notes
Staccato (pronounced Stack-aht-oh). Means to
sing the note very short
Artistic Song Leading
(Lesson 5)
Style Markings
Style is how you sing a piece. These are often markings
unique to one note.
Accent appears over the top of a note. Means to
make it stand out dramatically from the rest of the notes
Staccato (pronounced Stack-aht-oh). Means to
sing the note very short
Fermata- (pronounced fur-mah-tah). Appears
over the top of one note, usually at the end of a section,
phrase or piece. Means to hold out the note for as long as
you want .
Artistic Song Leading
(Lesson 5)
Dynamic Markings
Dynamics- are how loud or soft you are singing.
Artistic Song Leading
(Lesson 5)
Dynamic Markings
Dynamics- are how loud or soft you are singing.
Forte- (pronounced, Four-tay) Play Loud. Also can have
two F's (Fortisimo-Four-tee-see-moe), or three
F's (Fortisisimo-Four-tees-ees-ee-moe), with each F
adding more volume.
Artistic Song Leading
(Lesson 5)
Dynamic Markings
Dynamics- are how loud or soft you are singing.
Forte- (pronounced, Four-tay) Play Loud. Also can have
two F's (Fortisimo-Four-tee-see-moe), or three
F's (Fortisisimo-Four-tees-ees-ee-moe), with each F
adding more volume.
Mezzo Forte- (pronounced Met-zoe Four-tay). Medium,
or Moderately Loud
Artistic Song Leading
(Lesson 5)
Dynamic Markings
Dynamics- are how loud or soft you are singing.
Forte- (pronounced, Four-tay) Play Loud. Also can have
two F's (Fortisimo-Four-tee-see-moe), or three
F's (Fortisisimo-Four-tees-ees-ee-moe), with each F
adding more volume.
Mezzo Forte- (pronounced Met-zoe Four-tay). Medium,
or Moderately Loud
Mezzo Piano- (pronounced Met-zoe piano). Medium, or
Moderately Soft
Artistic Song Leading
(Lesson 5)
Dynamic Markings
Dynamics- are how loud or soft you are singing.
Forte- (pronounced, Four-tay) Play Loud. Also can have
two F's (Fortisimo-Four-tee-see-moe), or three
F's (Fortisisimo-Four-tees-ees-ee-moe), with each F
adding more volume.
Mezzo Forte- (pronounced Met-zoe Four-tay). Medium,
or Moderately Loud
Mezzo Piano- (pronounced Met-zoe piano). Medium, or
Moderately Soft
Piano- Soft. Also, like the forte, it can have two p's
(pianisimo-pee-a-nee-see-moe) or three p's (pee-ah-neesees-ee-moe) with each p adding less volume.
Artistic Song Leading
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or Cresc. Crescendo-(Cresh-endoh)Gradually get louder.
Artistic Song Leading
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or Cresc. Crescendo-(Cresh-endoh)Gradually get louder.
or Decresc. or Dim. Decrescendo, or
Dimminuendo (day-cresh-end-oh, dimin-you-end-oh). Gradually get softer.
Artistic Song Leading
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Allegro- (pronounced Al-leg-grow). A very fast
section of a piece
Artistic Song Leading
(Lesson 5)
Allegro- (pronounced Al-leg-grow). A very fast
section of a piece
Moderato- (pronounced Mahd-her-ahtoe). Moderately, not as fast
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Allegro- (pronounced Al-leg-grow). A very fast
section of a piece
Moderato- (pronounced Mahd-her-ahtoe). Moderately, not as fast
Andante- (pronounced On-Dahn-tay). Not too
fast, not too slow
Artistic Song Leading
(Lesson 5)
Allegro- (pronounced Al-leg-grow). A very fast
section of a piece
Moderato- (pronounced Mahd-her-ahtoe). Moderately, not as fast
Andante- (pronounced On-Dahn-tay). Not too
fast, not too slow
Largo- (pronounced Lar-goe). Means
"long". The slow section of a piece.
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Ritardando, Ritard (Rit.)-Gradually slow down. Often
appears at the end of a piece (pronounced Rih, (like the I
sound in mit, not ree), tard, ah-n-doe)
Artistic Song Leading
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Ritardando, Ritard (Rit.)-Gradually slow down. Often
appears at the end of a piece (pronounced Rih, (like the I
sound in mit, not ree), tard, ah-n-doe)
A Tempo- (pronounced, Ah-tehm-poe). Go back to the
original tempo.
Artistic Song Leading
(Lesson 5)
Ritardando, Ritard (Rit.)-Gradually slow down. Often
appears at the end of a piece (pronounced Rih, (like the I
sound in mit, not ree), tard, ah-n-doe)
A Tempo- (pronounced, Ah-tehm-poe). Go back to the
original tempo.
Fine- You are at the end. Stop (Pronounced Fee-nay)
Artistic Song Leading
(Lesson 5)
Ritardando, Ritard (Rit.)-Gradually slow down. Often
appears at the end of a piece (pronounced Rih, (like the I
sound in mit, not ree), tard, ah-n-doe)
A Tempo- (pronounced, Ah-tehm-poe). Go back to the
original tempo.
Fine- You are at the end. Stop (Pronounced Fee-nay)
Del Cappo al Fine, D. C. al Fine- Go back to the
beginning and sing until the fine (Pronounced Day-l Cap
Oh ah-L Fee-nay)
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Del Cappo al Coda, D. C. al Coda- Go back
to the beginning and sing until the Coda Sign,
then go to the coda (the section at the very
end of a piece labeled Coda)
.
Artistic Song Leading
(Lesson 5)
Del Cappo al Coda, D. C. al Coda- Go back
to the beginning and sing until the Coda Sign,
then go to the coda (the section at the very
end of a piece labeled Coda)
.
Del Signa al fine (D.S. al fine, or D.S. al
coda)- Go back to the Signa and sing
until the fine, or the coda (in the case of
D.S. al coda, you would then play the coda)
Artistic Song Leading
(Lesson 5)
Del Cappo al Coda, D. C. al Coda- Go back
to the beginning and sing until the Coda Sign,
then go to the coda (the section at the very
end of a piece labeled Coda)
.
Del Signa al fine (D.S. al fine, or D.S. al
coda)- Go back to the Signa and sing
until the fine, or the coda (in the case of
D.S. al coda, you would then play the coda)
coda = A coda is an added section at
the close of a piece of music. To use the
coda, sing to the then skip to the matching