ACS Outreach
Concert at St. Patrick’s Manor: Sunday, February 13, 2011 Concert at Heritage Assisted Living: Sunday, February 13, 2011 Concert at Summerville at Farm Pond: Saturday, May 21, 2011
Directions to Fisk Church
Fisk Memorial United Methodist Church 106 Walnut Street • Natick MA From the North: Go South on Rt. 27 – cross over Rt. 9. Turn left at the stop light just south of Rt. 9 – Bacon Street. Turn left on Walnut Street. Fisk Church is on your left. From the South: Take Rt. 27 [...]
Diction, Inflection, Music Terms
Diction Markings A bracket “[” to indicate a slight glottal attack for clarity at the beginning of words that begin with vowel (slight separation) Sample: [I [always [am [enthusiastic. Two lines under a consonant for emphasis, either initial or final Sample: The joy was wonderful Sample: [Our God is [an [awesome God! Syllable Inflection As [...]
Music Notations
Common Music Markings accent: strike the note symbol: > carat accent: upward, buoyant, lifted symbol: ^ stress: lean on the note symbol: — staccato: make the note very short symbol: • legato: smooth and connected symbol: energy: give the note or phrase extra forward motion symbol: fermata: hold the note symbol: crescendo: get louder symbol: [...]
Music Trivia
Diabolus in Musica The interval of a diminished 5th or an augmented 4th is known as the “Diabolus in Musica” (Latin for “the Devil in music”). This interval was banned from church music during the Middle Ages because of its association with Satan. Church leaders felt it was not suitable for Christian worship because the [...]