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Strictly Strings 3
Glossary from Strictly Strings book 3
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Accent | Play these notes stronger than the others |
| Accidental | A symbol which changes the key signature for one measure |
| Alla breve | A tempo indication meaning cut time |
| Allegretto | A little slower than allegro |
| Allegro | Fast tempo |
| Andante | Moderately slow tempo |
| Andantino | A little slower than andante |
| Arco | Play with the bow. Usually found after a pizzicato section in the music |
| Baroque style | A way of playing music written around 1600-1750. Uses staccato bowing |
| Cantabile | Play in a singing style |
| Chromatic | Moving in half steps |
| Classical style | A way of playing music written around 1750-1825. Uses spiccato bowing |
| Common time | (C)Same as 4/4 time |
| Crescendo | Gradually get louder |
| Cut time | Same as alla breve. |
| D.C. al Coda | (Da Capo al Coda) Go back to the beginning, play to the symbol then skip to the coda |
| D.C. al fine | Go back to the beginning and play to fine without taking any repeats |
| Decrescendo | Gradually get softer |
| Divisi | Play only one of the notes |
| Dolce | Play sweetly |
| Fermata | Hold the note longer than normal |
| Fine | The end |
| Flat | Lowers a note one half-step |
| Forte (F) | Play loudly |
| Fortissimo (FF) | Play very loudly |
| Fortississmo (FFF) | Play as loud as possible |
| Half-step | The smallest distance between notes |
| Harmonic | A note that is produced by lightly touching the string with a left hand finger while bowing |
| Hooked bowing | Slurred staccato bowing on notes with uneven rhythm. |
| Interval | The distance between notes |
| Key signature | Tells you which notes to play sharp and flat |
| Largo | Play very slowly |
| Legato | Play smoothly |
| Lento | Play slowly |
| Left sign | Start with new bow |
| Luft-pause | A short pause |
| Maestoso | Play majestically |
| Major scale | A series of eight notes in a row that follow this same pattern of whole and half steps: [1][2]3V4[5][6][7]V8 |
| Marcato | A style of playing where all notes are strongly accented. |
| Martele | A kind of bowing where the notes are strongly accented |
| Melodic interval | The distance from one note to the next in a melody |
| Minor scale (Harmonic Form) | A series of eight notes in a row that follows this pattern of whole and half steps: [1]2V3[3][4]5V6[1 ½]7V8 |
| Moderato | A moderate tempo |
| Natural sign | Changes a note back to natural |
| Non Divisi | Do not divide |
| One finger scale | A scale played on one string with the 1st finger. Each note is a new position |
| Pesante | Heavy |
| Piano (p) | Play softly |
| Pianissimo (pp) | Play very softly |
| Pianississmo (ppp) | Play as soft as possible |
| Pizzicato | Pluck the string. + = Left hand pizzicato |
| Portato | Two or more notes smoothly connected in the same direction |
| Repeat sign | Play again |
| Scale | A series of eight notes moving step-wise that follows the letters of the music alphabet |
| Sfzordando(sFz) | A sudden, strong accent |
| Sharp | Raises the note one half-step |
| Shift sign (--) | Move your whole hand toward or away from the bridge |
| Simile | Continue in the same way |
| Slur | A curved line connecting notes of different pitches |
| Slurred staccato bowing | Two of more notes played in the same bow direction with a stop in between notes |
| Sostenuto | Play with sustained, smooth style |
| Spiccato bowing | A bowing that begins and ends off the string using a brushing motion |
| Staccato bowing | Play notes shorter by stopping the bow between each note |
| Staggered bowing (V) (n) | Change bow direction at a different time than others |
| Syncopation | Playing notes in between the beats |
| Tenuto (-) | Hold the note full value. Indicated by a dash above or below the note. |
| Tie | A curved line connecting notes of the same pitch |
| Time signature | Two numbers at the beginning of a line of music. The top number indicates how many beats per measure. The bottom number indicates which note value gets one beat |
| Tremolo | Rapid alternating up and down bow strokes |
| Vivace | Lively tempo |
| Whole step | Two consecutive half-steps |
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