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Music
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Tempo | The speed of music |
| Dynamics | The volume of music |
| Presto | Very fast |
| Allegro | Fast |
| Moderato | Moderate speed |
| Andante | Walking speed |
| Largo | Slow |
| Fortissimo (ff) | Very loud |
| Forte (f) | Loud |
| Mezzo forte (mf) | Moderately loud |
| Pianissimo (pp) | Very soft |
| Mezzo piano (mp) | Moderately soft |
| Cresendo < | Getting loud |
| Diminuendo > | Getting soft |
| Piano (p) | Soft |
| Major | Happy |
| Minor | Sad |
| Tonality | Makes a piece of music sad or happy |
| Texture | Different layers a piece of music has |
| Monophonic | One melody with NO accompaniment |
| Homophonic | A melody with a supported accompaniment |
| Polyphonic | 2 or more melodies playing at the same time |
| Mood | Feeling or emotion evoked by a piece of music |
| Staccato | Jumpy and short |
| Lagato | Smooth |
| What time signature is the arrow pointing at 2 4 <- | Crotchets (2 crochets per bar) |
| 2 2 <- | Minuim (2 minuims per bar) |
| 4 8 <- | Quavers ( 4 quavers per bar) |
| 2 16 <- | Crochet with two tails |
| 6 1 <- | Semi breve |
| :|| | Reapeated sign |
| Articulation | Different ways that notes are played |
| Slur | Join the notes together |
| Pulse | Steady continues beat in music |
| Block chords | Played together |
| Broken chords | Notes played separate |
| Jingle | Short catchy piece of music usually containing a slogan |
| Slogan | Short phrase that’s easily remembered and usually advertises something |
| Intervals | Describes the different pitches between two notes |
| Unison | Occurs when there is no difference between two notes |