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Glossary of Musical Terms
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Have you ever wondered what those 'musical' terms mean?
Here is a list of many of them (click this LINK below).

https://app.box.com/s/lnzxhbk5m31r4pwadr2fgfx7e3aj4n0g
If you know any more that can be added to this list, please let me know by PM or Email.

Here are a few 'fun' ones that are not on the list!

A  Agitato - state of mind of a keyboard player when making a recording.
B  Bar - place to go after a long evening entertaining others.
C  Con Espressione - overpriced coffee.
D  Double Flat - hopeless situation, unless you have two spare wheels.
E  Encore - what you have left when you've finished eating your apple.
F  ff - please go away.
G  Gavotte - useful device to stop someone playing the bagpipes.
H  Humdrum - mediocre drummer.
I  Interval - the time to pop out for an ice cream.
J  Jazz - music that doesn't know where it's going.
K  Kettledrum - noise you get from the lid of the kettle when making coffee.
L  Leading Note - a message passed to another member of the band requesting to meet them afterwards.
M Major Scale - getting ready to climb Mount Everest.
N  Nonet - food was provided before the show, but nobody was hungry..
O  Oboe - what you say when your violin plays a 'scratchy' note.
P  Perfect Pitch - what you need to play a good game of football.
Q  Quaver - what happens when you've just seen a ghost.
R  Relative minor - distant cousin.
S  Semitone - when you're out in the sun and clouds pass over.
T  Tenor - a tip given at the end of a show.
U  Unwinding - what you do when you have successfully made your recording.
V  Vivaldi - Italian composer, nowadays listened to over the telephone.
W Windchest - someone who goes on a bit.
X  Xylophone - the dinosaur of the percussion family.
Y  Yodelling - Swiss cat singing.
Z  Zink - an organ stop that runs on a standard battery.
It's all about the music!
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@Hugh

Many thanks for your fun version of musical terms as well as the exact version - good reading for a refresher.


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