Spring 2025 Vocab

Question 1

Accidental

Answer 1

Sharps, Flats or natural signs; items that alter the pitch

Question 2

Sharp

Answer 2

Raises the pitch a half step

Question 3

Flat

Answer 3

Lowers the pitch a half step

Question 4

Natural

Answer 4

Cancels out a sharp or flat

Question 5

Key Signature

Answer 5

The sharps/flats written at the beginning of a piece to determine the key

Question 6

Chord

Answer 6

Three or more notes sounding simultaneously

Question 7

Triad

Answer 7

A chord built on the root, third and fifth

Question 8

Tonic

Answer 8

1st degree/note of the scale

Question 9

Dominant

Answer 9

5th degree/note of the scale

Question 10

Scale

Answer 10

Progression of notes in a specific order

Question 11

Major

Answer 11

Greater, referring to triad scale or interval

Question 12

Minor

Answer 12

Lesser referring to scale, triad or interval

Question 13

Tempo

Answer 13

The pace of music, how fast or slow the music is played

Question 14

Largo

Answer 14

Large, broad, slow

Question 15

Allegro

Answer 15

Fast Walking Speed

Question 16

Presto

Answer 16

Very fast

Question 17

Vivace

Answer 17

Lively, brisk, fast

Question 18

Dynamics

Answer 18

How loud or soft the music is played

Question 19

Piano

Answer 19

Soft

Question 20

Forte

Answer 20

Loud

Question 21

Mezzo Forte

Answer 21

Medium Loud

Question 22

Mezzo Piano

Answer 22

Medium Soft

Question 23

Pianissimo

Answer 23

Very Soft

Question 24

Fortissimo

Answer 24

Very Loud

Question 25

Staccato

Answer 25

Short and separated or detached

Question 26

Tenuto

Answer 26

Held for it's full value

Question 27

Fermata

Answer 27

Hold over it's full value

Question 28

Accent

Answer 28

Emphasize or stress a note

Question 29

Interval

Answer 29

Distance from one note to the next

Question 30

Whole Step

Answer 30

Two half steps

Question 31

Half Step

Answer 31

Smallest interval in music, from one note to the next

Question 32

Sixteenth Note

Answer 32

Note that receives 1/4 of the beat; half an eighth note

Question 33

Chromatic

Answer 33

Scale built on all half steps

Question 34

Crescendo

Answer 34

Gradually get louder

Question 35

Decrescendo

Answer 35

Gradually get softer

Question 36

Accelerando

Answer 36

Gradually get faster

Question 37

Ritardando

Answer 37

Gradually get slower

Question 38

Da Capo (DC)

Answer 38

Go back to the beginning

Question 39

Dal Segno (DS)

Answer 39

Go back to the sign

Question 40

Fine

Answer 40

End

Question 41

Secular

Answer 41

Music other than that of the church

Question 42

Coda

Answer 42

Additional material

Question 43

Harmony

Answer 43

When pitches are in agreement

Question 44

Legato

Answer 44

Smooth and connected

Question 45

Syncopation

Answer 45

Placement of rhythmic accents on weak beats or weak portions of the beat