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Glossary of Musical Terms - Hugh Wallington - 09-17-2024
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.
RE: Glossary of Musical Terms - Chello - 09-17-2024
@Hugh
Many thanks for your fun version of musical terms as well as the exact version - good reading for a refresher.
