Day 1 Flashcards
(45 cards)
1
Q
Accelerando
A
Gradually get faster
2
Q
Adagio
A
Very slow
3
Q
Allegro
A
Fast
4
Q
Andante
A
Walking tempo
5
Q
Accent
A
Emphasize
6
Q
Arpeggio
A
Broken chords
7
Q
Chromatic
A
Ascending or descending by half steps
8
Q
Clef
A
Tells you how to read a staff
9
Q
Con brio
A
With speed
10
Q
Crescendo
A
Gradually get louder
11
Q
Circle of fifths
A
Graphic representation of keys and their notes
12
Q
Coda
A
Ending section
13
Q
Da Capo
A
Go to the beginning
14
Q
Diminuendo
A
Gradually get softer
15
Q
Dolce
A
Sweetly
16
Q
Enharmonic
A
Two notes that sound the same but have different names
17
Q
Espressivo
A
To play expressively
18
Q
Fermata
A
Hold the note until the conductor cuts you off
19
Q
Fine
A
End
20
Q
Dal segno
A
Go to the sign
21
Q
(s)forzando
A
Very heavy accent
22
Q
Grave
A
Very slow
23
Q
Half step
A
When two notes are directly next to each other
24
Q
Key signature
A
A sign of the key (what notes are played sharp or flat)
25
L'istesso tempo
The same tempo
26
Meno mosso
Less motion (slower)
27
Piu mosso
More motion (faster)
28
Legato
Long
29
Ledger line
Lines below or above the staff
30
Moderato
Moderately
31
Molto
Very
32
Presto
VERY FAST
33
Pesante
Heavy, burdened
34
Scale
Series of 8 notes that are diatonic in nature (all in a key)
35
Simile
To play in the same style
36
Subito
Suddenly
37
Staccato
Short and detached
38
Spiccato
Bouncing bow
39
Slur
Connecting two or more different notes on a bow
40
Tie
Connecting two or more of the same note
41
Tenuto
To play full value
42
Timbre
The quality of sound
43
Whole step
If you know what half step is, you should know what whole step is
44
Order of sharps
FCGDAEB
45
Order of flats
BEADGCF
