*Remember to make your voice do what you are singing! (getting louder, staccato, sforzando, etc)

Musical terms are important to learn ____  if you want to sing with expression.

Dynamics are clues that we must learn to use.  Now here is our notation lesson.

(slowly) If it says forte___ then sing it loudly,  loudly and proudly   that’s how it goes.

If it says piano then sing it softly, and even softer for pianissimo.

Then there’s crescendo: it means grow louder, but you must do__ it gradu_ally.

Diminuendo and decrescendo  just mean grow softer and softer you see.

We’re very FONdo  of the sforZANdo, ’cause it means SUDdenly LET out a BURST of sound.

We find it’s MAIN effect will make a NERvous wreck out of Any one STANDing around.

Accelerando means to go faster; faster and faster, till you reach the end.

Unless you see a “ritard.” it isn’t too hard, it just means to slow down, my friend.

You see a lotto ____   of the staccato,___ a little dotto that means keep it short, you see.

Marcato means you must give every note a thrust; and legato means smooth as can be___.

Accelerando__means to go faster; faster and faster till you reach the end___.

Unless you see a “ritard”, it’s not very hard,___ it just means to slow down, my friend. 

Now that you’re in a daze from each musical phrase; accelerando,__add a sforZANdo,____

and now crescendo__ it’s not very hard (spoken) “ritard”.

(voices split alto vs soprano on this part)

All the world____ you’ll impress_____ with your dynamic success_____

there’ll be bravos___ and flowers_____ and praise_______________ ’cause you’ve mas—-tered__

(wait) each__ mu__si__cal__________________________________________________________

     (spoken while being held out) There’s gotta be a fermata!!

phrase____________________!