Glossary of Musical Terms in Spanish See also www.teoria.com

melody = melodía [a] whole note = [una] (nota) redonda half note = (nota) blanca quarter note = (nota) negra eighth note = [una] corchea sixteenth note = [una] semi-corchea rhythem = ritmo beat (or pulse) = pulso measure(s) = [el/los] compás(es)

meter = tiempo tie = ligadura rítmica rest = silencio C, D, E, F, G, A, B = Do, Re, Mi, Fa, Sol, La, Si

note = nota sharp = sostenido flat = bemol scale = escala

staff = el pentagrama treble (G) clef = la clave de sol bass (F) clef = la clave de fa key = el tono key signature = la armadura del clave slur = ligadura melódica strum = rasgueo (noun), rasguear (verb) pick = punteado, arpeggio soprano, alto, tenor, bass = soprano, contralto, tenor, bajo Refrain = Estribillo Verse = Estrofa Introduction = Introducción End = Fin Ending (1st, 2nd, Final) = casilla (primera, segunda, última)

LIST OF HISPANIC MUSICAL STYLES (Based on guitar rhythms)

Frequently-used styles in Hispanic Music bolero polka / norteña ranchero waltz mariachi — instrumentation, not a style cumbia huapango salsa merengue samba andino

Musical styles (based on regions) • Northern Mexico and Tejano: norteña, polka, ranchera, banda • Caribbean and coastal: bolero tropical, salsa, afro-cubano, merengue, cumbia, mambo, cha- cha, guajira, guaracha, rhumba, samba, son cubano, son montuno, bassa nova, nueva trova, bomba, plena, trio • Eastern Mexico: danzas (dances) — huasteco, huapango, indígena • Central Mexico: mariachi — bolero romántico, bolero ranchero, carnavalito, vals ranchero, polca, son jaliciense • Central America: marimba • South America: andino, tango, vallenato • Miscellaneous: trio, “rock” en español

Melodies of Latin-america • 2-voice texture (a simple “auto-harmony” in which a “segunda voz” is added above or below) • trio (3-voice auto-harmony)

Musical Instruments of Latin-America Guitars: nylon, steel, vihuela, cuatro, requinto, charango, guitarrón, bajo sexto, electric bass Trumpet Violin Marimba Accordion Saxophone and clarinet other brass – trombone, tuba Harp Organ Percussion: congas, bongos, maracas, shaker, güiro, cabasa, cowbell, clave, tambourine

Compiled by Peter Kolar, WLP