7_Band Vocab #3

Question 1

beat waves

Answer 1

created when two sound waves overlap and alternately reinforce and cancel out each other; used to tune performers

Question 2

key signature

Answer 2

any combination of sharps or flats found after the clef at the beginning of each stave indicating the key of a composition

Question 3

molto

Answer 3

Italian for “very”; used to modify other words as in “molto ritardando”

Question 4

rit.

Answer 4

a gradual decrease in tempo

Question 5

tempo

Answer 5

Italian for “time”; the speed at which a piece of music is played

Question 6

balance

Answer 6

the adjustment of volume and timbre between instruments or voices

Question 7

bass clef

Answer 7

Lines - GBDFA and Spaces - ACEG (always going up)

Question 8

sffz

Answer 8

fortissimo; very loud with an accent

Question 9

Adagio

Answer 9

Italian for “slow”; an indication of tempo and is sometimes used to describe a slow movement, even when the indication of speed at the start of the movement may be different

Question 10

treble clef staff

Answer 10

Lines - EGBD and Spaces - FACE (always going up)