Choir Term Midterm Review Flashcards
1
Q
Pianissimo
A
Very soft, symbol pp
2
Q
Piano
A
Soft, symbol p
3
Q
Mezzo Piano
A
(mp) Medium soft
4
Q
Mezzo Forte
A
Medium loud (mf)
5
Q
forte
A
loud (f)
6
Q
fortissimo
A
Very loud (ff)
7
Q
Crescendo
A
Gradually get louder (<)
8
Q
decrescendo
A
Gradually get softer (>)
9
Q
diminuendo
A
Gradually get softer (dim.)
10
Q
subito
A
Suddenly (usually sub. p= get soft suddenly)
11
Q
Tempo
A
Speed
12
Q
Ritardando
A
Get slower (rit. or ritard.)
13
Q
Rallentando
A
Get slower (rall.)
14
Q
Rubato
A
Slow down expressively with flexible tempo (rub.)
15
Q
Molto ritardando
A
Get a LOT slower (molto rit.)
16
Q
Poco ritardando or poco a poco
A
Get a little slower or little by little get slower (Poco rit. Or poco a poco rit.)
17
Q
accelerando
A
Get faster (accel.)
18
Q
A tempo
A
Return to original speed.
19
Q
Fermata
A
Hold
20
Q
Caesura
A
Stop
21
Q
Articulation
A
Style
22
Q
Legato
A
Smooth
23
Q
Staccato
A
Disconnected, short
24
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accent
A
give note a punch
25
tie
combine the length of two of the same pitches
26
slur
connect smoothly between two or more different pitches
27
sforzando
Big accent (sfz)
28
Tenuto
Give full length
29
Unison
All sing the same pitches and rhythm (unis.)
30
Syncopation or syncopated
Note that falls “off beat”
31
diphthong
Words with more than one vowel sound
32
Repeat signs
Repeat back to the beginning or to the forward facing repeat sign (|: :|)
33
Sharp
Raises the pitch by ½ step (#)
34
Flat
Lowers the pitch by ½ step (b)
35
natural
cancels a sharp of flat
36
Accidental
Sharp, flat or natural not in the key signature
37
Chromatic
Movement by half steps up or down
