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mus 101
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| FCGDAEB | order of sharps |
| BEADGCF | order of flats |
| accelerando | gradually faster |
| accent | >, play the note louder, with a special emphasis |
| accidental | a flat, sharp, or natural sign that appears within a piece of music |
| adagio | slow |
| allegro | quickly, cheerfully |
| andante | moving along (walking speed) |
| coda | an added ending |
| crescendo | gradually louder |
| D.C. (Da Capo) | repeat from the beginning |
| D.C. al Coda | repeat from the beginning and play to a circle symbol, then skip to the coda |
| D.C. al Fine | repeat from the beginning and play to the end |
| decrescendo | gradually softer |
| diminuendo | gradually softer |
| D.S. (Dal Segno) | repeat from the S sign |
| D.S. al Coda | repeat from the S sign and play to the circle symbol, then skip to the coda |
| D.S. al Fine | repeat from the S sign and play to the end |
| dynamic signs | indicate the volume, or how soft or loud the music should be played |
| enharmonic notes | two notes that sound the same but are written differently (Cb and B) |
| fermata | hold the note for longer than its normal value |
| fine | the end |
| flat | b, lowers the pitch by one half step |
| forte | f, loud |
| fortissimo | ff, very loud |
| grand staff | the bass staff and treble staff connected by a brace and a line |
| largo | very slow |
| ledger line | short lines which are added to extend the range of the staff when the notes are too low or too high to be written on the staff |
| legato | to play or sing 2 or more notes smoothly connected |
| mezzo | moderately |
| mezzo forte | mf, moderately loud |
| mezzo piano | mp, moderately soft |
| moderato | moderately |
| natural sign | this sign before a note cancels a previous flat or sharp |
| pianissimo | pp, very soft |
| piano | p, soft |
| ritardando | gradually slower |
| sforzando | a sudden, strong accent |
| sharp | #, raises the pitch by one half step |
| slur | smoothly connects two or more notes of different pitches by a curved line over or under the notes |
| staccato | play the note short and detached |
| tempo | means "rate of speed", tells how fast or slow to play the music |
| tenuto | hold the note for its full value |
| tie | two notes of the same pitch joined by a curved line over or under the note; each note is held for its full value but only the first note is played or sung |
| time signature | appears at the beginning of the music after the clef sign; the upper number tells how many beats are in each measure, the lower number indicates what type of note receives 1 beat |
| vivace | lively and fast |
| PI, PU interval | same note |
| m2 interval | 1/2 step |
| M2 interval | 1 whole step |
| m3 interval | 1.5 steps |
| M3 interval | 2 whole steps |
| P4 interval | 2.5 steps |
| P5 interval | 3.5 steps |
| m6 interval | 4 whole steps |
| M6 interval | 4.5 steps |
| m7 interval | 5 whole steps |
| M7 interval | 5.5 steps |
| P8 interval | 6 whole steps |
| augmented interval | when a perfect or major interval is made larger by one half step |
| double sharp | x, raises a note by two half steps |
| diminished interval | when a perfect or minor interval is made smaller by a half step (with the exception of a perfect unison) |
| double flat | bb, lowers a note by two half steps |
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