Musical Terms, by San Francisco. trumpeter Al Molina
p -- piano --the neighbors have complained
f -- forte -- the neighbors are out
ff -- fortissimo -- forget the neighbors
pp -- pianissimo -- the neighbors and the police are at the door
Obbligato -- being forced to practice
Rit/Rall -- coming to the part you haven't practiced
Con Moto -- yeah baby, I have a car
Allegro -- It's a little car
Metronome -- short, urban musician who can fit into a Honda Civic
Lento -- the days leading up to Easto
Largo -- beer brewed in Germany or the Florida Keys
Piu Animato -- clean out the cat's little box or it goes
Interval -- time to meet the other players at the bar
Perfect Interval -- when the drinks are on the house
Cantabile -- singing while drunk
Con Spirito -- drunk again
Chords -- things organists play with one finger
Dischords -- things that organists play with two fingers
Suspended Chords -- things to lynch the vocalist
Subdominate -- "I can't play unless I've asked my wife."
Snycopation -- condition brought on by an overdose of jazz
Quaver -- the feeling brought on when you haven't practiced
Key Signatures -- silly things put in music to frighten you (ignore
and they will go away -- along with your audience)
Colla Voce -- this shirt is so tight I can't sing
Professional -- anyone who can't hold down a steady job
Flats -- English apartments
A tempo de cafe -- Ah, coffee time!
Improvisation -- what you do when the music falls down
Fugue -- clever stuff
Prelude -- warm--up before the clever stuff
Acciaccatura/appoggiatura -- insects
Virtuoso -- a person who can work wonders with easy-play music
Melody -- an ancient now-extinct art in songwriting
Music -- happiness
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