Band terms Flashcards
(36 cards)
1
Q
Pitch
A
How high or low
2
Q
Tempo
A
How fast or slow
3
Q
Moderato
A
moderate, middle
4
Q
Andante
A
walking
5
Q
Adagio
A
slow (one of the slowest)
6
Q
Presto
A
extremely fast
7
Q
Accelerando
A
gradually fast
8
Q
Ritardando
A
slow down
9
Q
Allegro moderato
A
slightly slower than allegro
10
Q
Allegro
A
Fast, quickly, bright
11
Q
Vivace
A
lively with energy (fastest)
12
Q
Dynamics
A
how loud or soft
13
Q
Pianissimo
A
very soft
14
Q
Mezzo Forte
A
moderately loud
15
Q
Mezzo Piano
A
moderately soft
16
Q
Piano
A
soft
17
Q
Forte
A
loud
18
Q
Crescendo
A
increase in loudness
19
Q
Fortissimo
A
very loud
20
Q
Decrescendo
A
decrease in loudness
21
Q
Articulation
A
How each note is played
22
Q
Staccato
A
short detached (.)
23
Q
Legato
A
smooth and together )
24
Q
Tenuto
A
full length (-)
25
Accent
emphasize (>)
26
Marcato
very accented (^)
27
Slur
smooth (different notes)
28
Tie
same notes (basically create a longer note)
29
Accidental
#, ♭, ♮
30
Beethoven
orchestra
31
Scott Joplin
ragtime
32
Duke Ellington
jazz
33
J.P. Sousa
march
34
John Williams
modern orchestra
35
Arpeggio
a broken chord, or a chord in which individual notes are struck one by one, rather than all together at once.
36
1-3-5
major chord
