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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Accelerando | gradually accelerating or getting faster |
| Molto | a great deal, extremely |
| Subito | at once, imeadiatly |
| Rallantando | gradual slowing of the temp |
| Flat | indicating that the pitch should be lowered half a step |
| Sharp | raises the pitch half a step |
| Ledger Lines | lines that extend the staff |
| Accidental | indicates that the pitch of the staff should be altered by one or two steps |
| Natural | shows that the note should be played unaltered |
| A Capella | sung or played without accompianment |
| Ritardando | gradually delay the temp |
| Grand Staff | shows both the treble clef and the bass clef with a common line in the middle showing middle C |
| Chromatic Scale | a scale that divides the octaves into semi-tones |
| Key Signature | shows how many sharps flat or naturals are the a given composition |
| Time Signature | a symbol placed at left side of the staff indicating meter of the composition |
| Crescendo | to smoothly increase the volume of a phrase |
| Decrescendo | to smoothly decrease the volume of a phrase |
| Scale | a series of notes in ascending or descending order. |
| Forte | Loud |
| Piano | Softly |
| Pick-up note | notes that precede that first strong beat |
| tutti | the opposite of solo |
| adagio | a slow tempo |
| allegro | a fast tempo |
| Vivace | lively |
| Andante | a moderate tempo |
| Solo | sung or played alone |
| Tenuto | To hold a note longer than its duration |
| Whole note | 4 beats |
| Da Capo | To go back to the beginning of the composition |
| Accent | A stress or special emphasis on a beat |
| Dal Segno | Go back to the sign |
| Half note | 2 beats |
| Treble clef | also known has G clef, shows where G is on the staff |
| Quarter note | 1 beat in 4/4 time |
| Bass clef | also known as F clef, shows where F is on the staff |
| Eighth note | 1/2 a beat |
| Chorale | 4 voice harmony |
| A tempo | to go back to the original tempo |
| Espressivo | to play or sing with expression |
| Enharmonic | same note different way to say it ex. A flat is the same as G# |
| First Ending | repeated section |
| Second Ending | a repeated section that is different from the first ending |
| Composer | The person who writes music |
| Classical Era | Music that was written in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. Composers include Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven |
| Baroque Era | 1600-1750 C.E. Johann Sebastian Bach George Handel |
| Renaissance Era | 15th-16th centuries Thomas Weelkes Thomas Morley |
| Romantic Era | ending around 1900 following the classical era Franz Shubert & Richard Wagner |
| Middle Ages | 600 C.E. until 1450 C.E |
| Melody | a tune a succession of tones the dominant tune |
| Harmony | the combination of notes sounded simultaneously to produce chords |
| Countermelody | A second but subordinate melodic line |
| Consonance | an accord of sounds sweet & pleasing to the ear |
| Dissonance | two notes sounded together which are discordant |
| Improvisation | performing music without preparation |
| Intonation | the term referring to the proper production of tome so that it is exactly in tune |
| Octave | an interval spanning seven diatomic degrees. C to C |
| Descant | an early form of harmony in the medieval era, the soprano voice |
| Presto | very quickly |
| Mass | the central service of the Roman Catholic Church |
| Solfege | singing exercises to the syllables of solmization. Do Re Mi Fa Sol La Ti Do |
| Interval | distance between two pitches |
| Fermata |
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