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Grade 4 Music Terms
Grade 4 Musical Terminology
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| B major | a key with five sharps |
| F# major | a key with six sharps |
| C# major | a key with seven sharps |
| F# minor | a key signature with three sharps |
| C# minor | a key signature with four sharps |
| Db major | a key signature with five flats |
| Gb major | a key signature with six flats |
| double sharp | raises a note two semitones |
| double flat | lowers a note two semitones |
| modulation | changing key |
| augmented | one semitone higher than major or perfect |
| diminished | one semitone lower than minor or perfect |
| 12/8 | a compound quadruple time signature with four dotted crotchets in a bar |
| 6/4 | a compound duple time signature with two dotted minims in a bar |
| imperfect cadence | any chord to chord V |
| interrupted cadence | chord V to vi |
| tempo commondo | at a comfortable speed |
| tempogiusto | at a consistent speed |
| L'isesso tempo | at the same speed |
| Non troppo | not too much |
| grave | slow and solemn |
| rubato | with some freedom in the time |
| stringendo | pressing on faster |
| perdendosi | fading away |
| smorzando | dying away |
| rinforzando | reinforcing the tone |
| pesante | heavily |
| cantando | in a singing style |
| tenuto | held |
| piacevole | pleasant, agreeable |
| portamento | a smooth sliding from one note to another |
| dolente | sadly, plaintively |
| doloroso | sadly, plaintively |
| sotto voce | softly in an undertone |
| giocoso | gay, mery |
| grazioso | gracefully |
| assai | very |
| quasi | as if, as it wer |
| scherzando | playfully |
| subito | suddenly |
| sul ponticello | bow on or near the bridge |
| sul tasto | bow on or near the finger board |
| tremolo | bowing very rapidly to produce a shimmering or wavering effect |
| pizzicato | pluck the strings with the bow |
| arco | with the bow |
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