English For Music Students

(Marvins-Underground-K-12) #1

Staff /stɑːf/ (n) (also Stave /steɪv/)
a set of five parallel lines on which musical notes are written


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Step /stɛp/ (n)
an interval between two adjacent notes; a tone (whole step) or semitone
(half step)


String /strɪŋ/ (n)
a length of catgut or wire on a musical instrument, producing a note by
vibration; the stringed instruments in an orchestra


Strum /strʌm/ (v, n)
play a guitar (or similar instrument) by sweeping the thumb or a plectrum
up or down the strings; an instance of strumming


Symphony /'sɪmf(ə)ni/ (n)
an elaborate musical composition for full orchestra; (short for) a symphony
orchestra


Tempo /'tɛmpəʊ/ (n) [Ita]
the speed at which a passage of music is or should be played


Tenor /'tɛnə/ (n)
adult male singing voice between alto and baritone


Theme /θiːm/ (n)
the main melody in a piece; a prominent or frequently recurring melody or
group of notes in a composition


Tie /tʌɪ/ (n)
a curved line placed above or below two notes of the same pitch to indicate
that they are to be played for the combined duration of their time values

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