Glosario Musical Inglés-Español // Español-Inglés

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accent = acento m. cymbal = platillo m.

accidental = alteración f. dep (UK) = suplido (m noun), suplir (verb)

amplifier = amplificador m. disc jockey = pincha discos

bar = compas m drum head = parche de tambor

bar line = barra, linea divisoria drum stick = baqueta f.

bass drum = bombo m. tambora f. effect = efecto m.

beat = tiempo m. eighth note = corchea f.

board / desk = consola f., mezclador m. electricity = luz f., electricidad f.

body (guitar) = cuerpo m. caja f. equalizer = ecualizador m.

boom ( stand) – jirafa feedback = acople(s) m, realimentación f.,

chillida f.
brass = metales m.
fingering = digitacion f.
bridge ( song or guitar) = puente m.
flat (eq) = plano
channel = canal m.
flat = bemol
chart = partitura f., papele m.
flightcase = caja de transporte f.
chord = acorde m.
FOH / front of house = sistema principal f.
chorus = ( choir or song) = coro m.
fret = traste m
cover band = grupo versátil m., grupo de
versions m. fretless = sin trastes

crossed (clave) = cruzado / a gain = ganancia f.

crossover = red de cruce f. gig = tocada f., actuación f., hueso m. ( huesito
= little gig)
crosstalk = diafonia f.
half note = blanca f.
cut (level) = v. atenuar , n. atenuación f.
head (amp or tape) = cabezal
head ( guitar) = clavijero m mute = v. mutear n.enmudecimiento

hiss = soplido m. natural sign = becuadro m.

horns = metales m. neck = cuello m.

impedance = impedancia f.in tune = afinado, a neodymium – neodimo

tono.
note = nota f.
jack plug = plug m.
nut ( guitar) = cejuela f.
jack socket = jack de salida m.
ohm = ohmio m.
jam, jam session = palomazo m.n. descargar
v., descarga f.n. out of tune = desafinado

jobber = huesero/a passing tone = nota de paso f.

key (instrument) = tecla f. perfect pitch = oido absoluto

key = tono m, tonalidad f. pick (plectrum) = pua f.

key signature = armadura de la clave f. pickguard = golpeador m.

keyboard = teclador pickup = pastilla f.

keyboardist = teclista , tecladista piezo pickup = captador piezoelectronico m.

kick drum = bombo power = potencia f.

lyrics = letra f. power (electricity) = luz f., electricidad f.

major = mayor powered (speakers) = auto amplificado

meter (electronic) = indicador m. private gig = evento m.

mic = micro m. quarter note = negra f.

middle C = do central / do medio rehearsal = ensayo m.

minor = menor repeat = n. repetición f.

mixing board / desk = consola f, mezclador, rest = silencio m.

mesa f.
scale = escala f.
mode = modo f.
screen = pantalla f.
modulate = modular
sharp – sostenido m.
monitor = monitor ( de scenario)
sheet music = partitura, papeles
music stand = atril m.
sixteenth note = semicorchea
snake = culebra f. thirty second note = fusa f.

snare drum = caja f. time signature = indicacion de compas f.

soundcheck = prueba de sonido track = pista f.

soundman = sonidista transpose = transportar

speaker = bocina f. tuner = afinador m.

staff = pentagrama union scale = del sindicato, tarifa sindical

stage = escena , plataforma, verse = estofa f.

string (section) = cuerdas, arcos watt = vatio m.

string = cuerda f. whole note = redonda f.

sub (US) = suplencia (m noun), suplir (verb) woodwind = maderas

tambourine = pandereta

Spanish – English

a tono = in tune atenuar v ; atenuacion n = cut (level)

acento m. = accent atril m = music stand

acople, acoples m = feedback auto amplificado = powered (speakers)

acorde m = chord baqueta f = drum stick

actuación f = gig barra f. = bar line

afinado = in tune becuadro m = natural sign

afinador m = tuner bemol = flat ( music )

alteración f = accidental blanca f = half note

amplificador m = amplifier bocina f = speaker

arcos f = string section bombo m = bass drum, kick drum

armadura de la clave f = key signature cabezal = head ( amp or tape)

caja de transporte f = flightcase electricidad f = electricity

caja f ( guitarra) = body enmudecimiento m = mute n

caja f = snare drum ensayo m = rehearsal

canal m = channel escala f = scale

captador piezoelectronico m = piezo escena f = stage

pickup
estofa f = verse
cejuela f = nut (guitar)
evento m = private gig, event, function
chillida f = feedback
fusa f = thirty second note
clavijero m = head (guitar)
ganancia f = gain, volumen
compas m = bar
golpeador m = pick guard
consola f = mixer, console, board, desk
grupo de versiones m = cover band
corchea f = eighth note, quaver
grupo versatil m = cover band
coro m = chorus (choir or song)
huesero m = jobber
cruzado / a = crossed (clave)
huesito m = little gig
cuello m = neck
hueso m = gig
cuerda f = string
impedancia f = impedance
cuerdas f = string section
indicacion de compass f = time signature
cuerpo m (guitarra) = body
indicador m = meter (electronic)
culebra f = snake
jack de salida m = jack socket or jack input
del sindicato = union scale
jirafa f = boom (stand)
desafinado = out of tune
letra f = lyrics
descarga f = jam n
linea divisoria f = bar line
descargar v = to jam v
luz f = electricity , light
diafonia f = crosstalk
maderas f = woodwinds
digitacion f = fingering
mayor = major
do central m = middle C
menor = minor
ecualizador m = equalizer
mesa f = mixing board/desk
efecto m = effect
metales m = horns, brass plug m = jack plug

mezclador m = mixer, soundman potencia f = power

mezclador m = mixing board/desk probar de sonido v = soundcheck v

micro m = mic, microphone prueba de sonido f n = soundcheck n

modo f = mode pua f = pick, plectrum

modular v = modulate puente m = bridge ( song or guitar)

monitor ( de scenario) m = (stage ) monitor realimentación f = feedback

mutear v = mute v red de cruce f = crossover

negra f = quarter note redonda f = whole note

neodimo = neodymium repeticion f = repeat n

nota de paso f = passing tone /note semicorchea f = sixteenth note

nota f = note silencio m = rest

ohmio m = ohm sin trastes = fretless

oido absoluto = perfect pitch sistema principal f = FOH , front of house

palomazo = jam session sonidista = soundman (woman)

pandereta f = tambourine soplido m = hiss

pantalla f = screen sostenido m = sharp`

papeles m = chart, sheet music suplencia = sub (US), dep (UK)

parche de tambor m = drum head tambora f = bass drum, kick drum

partitura f = chart, sheet music tarifa sindical f = union scale

pastilla f = pickup ( guitar etc) tecla f = key ( on keyboard, piano key)

pentagrama m = staff teclador = keyboard

pincha discos = disc jockey, DJ teclista, tecladista = keyboardist

pista f = track tiempo m = beat

plano = flat ( eq ) tocada f = gig

plataforma f = stage tonalidad f = key ( music)

platillo m = cymbal tono m = key (music)

transportar v = transpose vatio m = watt

traste m = fret