CAPMT full vocab

Question 0

a tempo

Answer 0

Return to the original tempo

Question 1

8va

Answer 1

Play an octave higher or lower than written

Question 2

Accelerando

Answer 2

Gradually faster

Question 3

Accent

Answer 3

Play with emphasis

Question 4

Accidetals

Answer 4

Sharps, flats, or naturals appearing in front of specific notes

Question 5

Adagio

Answer 5

Slowly

Question 6

Alberti bass

Answer 6

An accompaniment pattern using a broken 3-note chord played bottom, top, middle, top

Question 7

Alla breve

Answer 7

Indicates a tempo with the half note getting the beat (cut time)

Question 8

Allargando

Answer 8

Becoming slower and often louder, usually at the climax

Question 9

Allegretto

Answer 9

A little slower than allegro

Question 10

Allegro

Answer 10

A fast tempo

Question 11

Andante

Answer 11

A walking tempo

Question 12

Andantino

Answer 12

A little faster than andante, but originally a little slower

Question 13

Animatio

Answer 13

Lively, animated

Question 14

Appoggiatura

Answer 14

A non-harmonic tone often played on the beat, resolving stepwise and usually written as a small note

Question 15

Arpeggiated chord

Answer 15

A chord preceded by a wavy vertical line, indicating that it should be played one note at a time, bottom to top

Question 16

Articulation

Answer 16

The various ways notes are executed, such as legato and stacatto