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Music Basics |
 The section will help you to find what you want if you don’t know the proper musical terminology. |
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Key signatures, sharps and flats |
Those bits in the music which throw you because they are a little bit higher or lower than you thought they were going to be – they are probably the fault of a sharp or a flat, or the key signature that the piece of music is in. |
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Clefs |
Are the notes on each line in different clefs the same? Nope – that would be far too easy! Click here to find out the differences and to see that there is a reason behind having different clefs rather than just to confuse us poor singers. |
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Time signatures |
“I got rhythm ….. Who could ask for anything more?”, or so the song goes – make sure you’ve got the correct rhythm or you’ll look a bit silly – it’s all to do with the time signature |
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Dynamics |
Loud or soft? It is definitely worth knowing before you open your mouth to sing. Have a look here to see how the composers make it easy for us and tell us how loud or soft to sing. Also included is getting louder or softer. |
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Expressions |
All those expressions telling us how to sing pieces are in Italian or German or whatever. Have a look here rather than having to learn four or five languages. |
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Tempo |
Although the conductor in front of you has sole responsibility for the speed at which a piece of music is performed you can help them by having a good idea if the piece is speeding up, slowing down or whatever. This section will help you. |
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Note length and pitch |
Isn’t it amazing that, with the massive diversity of music, that they all use the same notes? Have a look here to learn more about how notes are used. |
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The squiggly bits |
Music is choc-a-bloc full of squiggly bits – if you don’t know what they are called it can be really difficult to find information on them – have a look here and see if you recognise any. |
