Earle B. Wood Middle School -- Art Department

Links and other Info

7th & 8th Grade General Chorus

Since this may be the initial choral experience for some participants, emphasis is placed on developing singing fundamentals including diction, breathing and breath support, music reading, tone production, and pitch discrimination. A wide variety of choral music is used to match the developmental level of the students' voices. The general chorus performs at concerts, assemblies, and choral day.

A List of Musical Terms

pp -- pianissimo -- sing very softly

p -- piano -- sing softly

mp -- mezzo piano -- sing medium soft

mf -- mezzo forte -- sing medium loud

ff -- fortissimo -- sing very loudly

crescendo -- start softly and gradually get louder

decrescendo -- start loudly and gradually get softer

rit. -- ritardando -- gradually sing slower

accel. -- accelerando -- gradually sing faster

staccato -- sing each note short and detached

legato/slur -- sing very smoothly joining each note to the next

accent -- sing strongly, punch the note

fermata -- hold the note, wait and watch

Music Links

The Children's Music Web -- all kinds of stuff of interest to children who love music.
Classical Composers -- biographies of many of the great names in music.
The Online Encyclopedia of Music
Muzine -- online family magazine which covers all aspects of music.
The Bagpipes go to the Movies -- This wacky, but well done web site, describes every movie which contained bagpipes.
Reading Music -- online lessons on music.

last updated August 29, 2008