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Using this technique, it is possible to use nuances by playing louder or softer and produce a uniform sound. But there is another technique that allows the musician to produce a sound on bowed string instruments without using a bow: "pizzicato", a term borrowed from Italian.
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Basic Music Theory is divided in seven Parts, and in each Part are several chapters. Between some of the Parts are Interludes, stand-alone sections giving information on aspects of music other than theory. The Codicil (stuff at the back of the book) contains a musical terms glossary, a book index, the keyboard template, and blank staff paper for ph...
Each chapter is fairly short and contains detailed information on one or two topics. When an important term appears for the first time, it is in bold and italics so that when you do the review at the end of the chapter you can find the information easily.
At the end of each chapter is a brief review covering the material in the chapter. The reviews are generally very short, the longest being around fifteen questions.
Also at the end of each chapter is a short list (often only one item) of written exercises to hone your music-writing/reading ability.
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Teacher Information: A quick summation of the Basic Music Theory Classroom Packet. Glossary of Musical Terms: Here they are. A quick reference and not exhaustive by any means, but you’ll find most of what you might be looking for. Index: This is a cross-reference to all the terms and concepts presented in the book, so you can find any topic covered...
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In the back of the book is a piano keyboard template, double-sided with the keys named on one side and blank on the other. The keyboard is used as a bookmark, as a cover for the study guide answers and—can you believe it?—also as a keyboard. To keep the book useful for everyone, please photocopy the keyboard if this book is borrowed.
After the Chapter Reviews are Practical Use exercises, most of which will be done on the staff paper you’ve copied from the back of the book. There may be as many as four exercises, or as few as one.
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Pizzicato is a playing technique when bowed stringed instruments, rather than using a bow, pluck notes with the fingers. The sound produced is percussive. This technique was first used by the Italian composer Claudio Monteverdi (1567-1643) in his Combattimento di Tancredi e Clorida in 1624.
Pizzicato (commonly called “plucking”) is a technique used to produce sound by plucking the violin strings with your fingers instead of using the bow. It comes from the Italian word pizzicare, which means “to pinch or pluck,” and you may see it abbreviated as “pizz” on sheet music.
May 21, 2018 · piz·zi·ca·to / ˌpitsiˈkätō / Mus. • adv. (often as a direction) plucking the strings of a violin or other stringed instrument with one's finger. • adj. performed in this way. • n. (pl. -tos or -ti / -tē / ) this technique of playing. ∎ a note or passage played in this way. The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. pizzicato.
Pizzicato (⫽ ˌ p ɪ t s ɪ ˈ k ɑː t oʊ ⫽, Italian: [pittsiˈkaːto]; translated as 'pinched', and sometimes roughly as 'plucked') is a playing technique that involves plucking the strings of a string instrument. The exact technique varies somewhat depending on the type of instrument:
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