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All State Vocabulary
Unit 2
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| A capella | Without accompaniment |
| A tempo | Return to original tempo |
| Dolce | Sweetly |
| Fine | The end |
| Legato | Smoothly |
| Molto | Very much, a lot |
| Poco a poco | Little by little |
| Subito | Suddenly |
| Tutti | All together |
| Fermata | a Hold |
| Flat Sharp | Lowers the pitch by ½ step Raises the pitch by ½ step |
| Natural | Cancels flats and sharps |
| Sforzando | Strongly accented |
| Coda | An additional ending |
| Dal Segno | Return to sign |
| Crescendo | Gradually louder |
| Decrescendo | Gradually softer |
| Ritardando | Gradually slower |
| Accent mark | An emphasis on a particular note |
| Staccato | Short and detached |
| Slur | A curved line joining 2 or more notes of different pitches |
| Tie | A curved line joining 2 notes of the same pitch |
| Pianissimo | Very soft |
| Piano | Soft |
| Mezzo piano | Medium soft |
| Mezzo forte | Medium loud |
| Forte | Loud |
| Fortissimo | Very loud |
| Treble Clef | Girls note |
| Bass Clef | Boy's note |
| Metronome marking | beats per minute are specified |
| Repeat | do over again |
| First Ending | |
| Accelerando | Becoming faster |
| Largo | Very slow tempo |
| Adagio | Slow, leisurely tempo |
| Moderato | Moderate tempo |
| Allegro | Lively, fast tempo |
| Presto | Very fast tempo |