* ben or bene: well; in ben marcato ("well marked") for example * bend: jazz term referring either to establishing a pitch, sliding down half a step and returning to the original pitch or sliding up half a step from the original note. * beschleunigte (Ger): accelerated, as in mit...
You’ll usually see a term for tempo (like the ones below) at the start of every piece. These terms are usually in Italian and sometimes in French or German. Understanding these terms will help you quickly determine the relative speed at which you should play a particular piece which will ...
Musical termAlternativesDefinition / meaningLanguageNotes ato / at / in / by / for, etc.ItalianUsed in combination with other terms, e.g. a tempo: in time allaall', alto the / at the / in the manner ofItalianUsed in combination with other terms, e.g. alla marcia: in the manner of...
DEFINITION 63Tempo rubato (Italian stolen time) is a musical term referring to expressive and rhythmic freedom by a slight speeding up and then slowing down of the tempo of a piece at the discretion of the soloist or the conductor.TERM 64 ...
Closed-back headphones are best for noise cancellation and avoiding disturbing others. They isolate well but sound smaller. Comfort is Key: Long Hauls, Happy Ears Music development often requires long listening sessions. Take long-term headphones that are lightweight and comfortable. Choose well-padde...
speeding it up. Slowing down helps you to focus more on errors you make, creating a higher degree of precision. Working this way helps mitigate the risk of creating unhelpful neural pathways in the myelination process while bolstering the useful connections requir...
Term used to modify tempo markings (allegro ___ = very fast) Attacca A musical directive for the performer to begin the next movement or section of a composition immediately and without pause Attack The method and clearness of beginning a phrase Belebend...
“BOARD TERM LIMITS” Dear Law and Disorder: We are a small non-profit that runs a performing arts center. In up-dating our by-laws, its been recommended that we establish term limits for our directors and officers, as well as a formal nominating committee. Do we really need such formali...
Mounted within the instrument body M2 are a control unit for controlling musical tones, and switches or a controller for use in the musical tone control, a power supply unit, connection terminals, and so forth, none of which are shown. In the present invention, the term “performance ...
If, in addition, the condition (for last note_on: intensity< BREATHY_INTENSITY & pitch<BREATHY_PITCH) is true then the gesture subtype "breathy attack" is selected. The term last note_on refers to the very last note_on event received, which in this case is the note_on that triggered...