"Express Yourself!" Unit Glossary

                                               Music

Beat - the regular rhythmic pattern of a piece of music or a dance. Esp: Ritmo.

Contesters: Challenge or dispute. Esp: Contrincante

Compulsories: From Compulsory. Required or obligatory. Esp: Obligatorio.

Championships: A sporting contest for the position of champion. Esp: Campeonato.

Duration: The length of time that a note is sounded. Esp: Duración

Guitarrist: A person who plays the guitar. Esp: Guistarrista

Singer: A person who sing songs. Esp:  Cantante

Song: A Short poem or other set of words set to music. Esp: Canción

Bass: Denoting the member of a family of instruments that is the lowest in a pitch. Esp: Bajo

Rhythm: A strong, regular repeated pattern of movement or sound. Esp: Ritmo.

Style: A manner of doing somethings. Esp: Estilo

Harmony: An element of music - the simultaneous sounds or notes that result in a pleasing musical sound - more than one note played at a time. Esp: Armonía

Measure:  A unit of notes and rests in a piece of music, marked by a bar line on either side. Esp: Medida.

Melody: An element of music - the shape, direction, and pitch (high vs. low notes) of a piece of music; also a tune or a song. Esp: Melodía

Meter: The rhythmic pattern made by grouping together strong and weak beats.Esp: medida

Tempo: An element of music - the speed of a piece of music. Esp: Tempo

Timbre: An element of music - the way a particular instrument sounds. Esp: Timbre

Lyrics: Lyric or verse. Adj: expressing the writer’s emotions. Esp: Liricas

Instrument families:

·         Woodwind family: examples:  flute, oboe, saxophone, clarinet, bassoon, piccolo, recorder.  On the flute, piccolo and the recorder, the sound is produced

by blowing air into the blowhole.  The air enters the column and vibrates on the inside, thus producing the sound.  On the clarinet and the saxophone, a single reed is used.  When air is blown into the instrument, the reed vibrates and produces the sound.  On the oboe and bassoon, a double reed is needed.  When the player blows into the double reed, the sound is produced.

·         Brass Family: example:  trumpet, french horn, tuba, trombone, baritone.  The sound is produced by the "buzzing" or vibrating or the players lips as he/she blows into the instrument.  Without this "vibration", the sound will not be produced.

·         String Family: examples:  violin, viola, cello, double bass, harp, dulcimer, autoharp, banjo, guitar, mandolin, etc.  Sound is produced on these instruments by making the strings vibrate by strumming, bowing, and plucking.

·         Percussion Family:  examples:  snare drum, timpani, triangle, cymbols, xylophone, bass drum, chimes, piano, vibraphone, metallophone, etc.  The percussion family is divided into two types:  pitched and unpitched.  Pitched instruments can play a melody (or a song).  Examples of pitched percussion instruments are the piano, xylophone, vibraphone.  Unpitched percussion instruments can only play a rhythm such as the bass drum, snare drum, cymbols, etc.  Sound is produced by shaking, striking, tapping, scraping the instruments.

                                                                                                                                       

Painting

Abstract: Theoretical rather than physical or concrete. Esp: Abstracto

Acrylic paint: A synthetic resin or textile fibre made from polymers of acrylic acid or acrylates. Esp: Pintura acrilica

Airbrush: An artist device for spraying paint by means of compressed air. Esp aerógrafo

Animation: The technique of photographing successive drawings, or positions of model figures, to create a film giving an illusion of movement. Esp: Animación.

Architecture: The art or practice of designing and constructing buildings. Esp: Arquitectura.

Art gallery: A place that shows or exposes different types of art. Esp: Galeria de arte.

Artist: A person who creates painting or drawings a profession or hobby. Esp: Artista.

Artistic: Having or revealing natural creative skill. Esp: Artístico.

Artwork: illustrations or other non-textual material prepared for inclusion in a publication. Esp: Material gráfico. 

Assemblage: A collection or gathering of things or people. Esp: Ensamblaje o montaje.

Brightness: Giving out much light, or filled with light. Esp: Luminosidad.

Brush: An implement with a handle and a block of bristles, hair, or wire, used for cleaning, smoothing, or painting. Esp: Brocha

Ceramics: Made of clay that is permanently hardened by heat. Esp: Ceramica.

Casting: Actors taking place in a play or film :Esp: reparto

Collage: A combination or collection of various things. Esp: Collage.

Contrast: The state of being strikingly different from something else in juxtaposition or close association. Esp: Contraste.

Decorative: Serving to make something look more attractive; ornamental. Esp: Decorativo

Design: A plan or drawing produced to show the look and function of something before it is built or made.Esp: Diseñ

Draw: Produce (a picture or diagram) by making lines and marks on paper. Esp: Dibujar.

Erase: Rub out or obliterate; remove all traces of. Esp: Borrar.

Exhibition: A display or demonstration of a skill or quality. Esp: Exposición.

                                               TV AND MOVIES

Cinema:        cine

Movie (US), film:     película

Action film:  película de acción

Cartoon:       dibujos animados

Comedy:      comedia

Detective film:         película de detectives

Documentary film: película documental

Educational film:    película educativa

Full-length film:      largometraje

Horror film:  película de terror

Love story:  historia de amor

Musical:        musical

Romantic film:        película romántica

Science-fiction film:          película de ciencia ficción

Short-length film:   cortometraje

Silent film:    cine mudo

Western:       película del oeste

Comercial:   publicidad

Episode:       episodio, capítulo

Actor:            actor

Actress:        actriz

Cameraman:           camarógrafo

Cast:  elenco

Cinema Review:     críticas de cine

Dialogue:     diálogo

Director:       director

Extras:          extras

Film Star:      estrella de películas

Producer:     productor

Role: papel, rol

Scene:          escena

Screenwriter:          guionista

Set:    plató

Studio:          estudio de grabación

Subtitles:      subtítulos

Supporting Cast: Related to the Casting process.Esp:        reparto

Supporting Role: Give assistance, encouragement or to approval. Esp:  papel secundario

Titles: The name of a musical composition or a book. Esp:  títulos