Test 1 Flashcards
Adagio
slowly
Andante
at an easy walking pace
moderato
at a moderate speed
allegro
lively and fast
presto
very fast
accelerando
accel. gradually becoming faster
rallentando
rall. gradually becoming slower
ritardando
ritard. gradually becoming slower
ritenuto
riten. or rit. Immediately slower, or held back
tempo
return to former speed
legato
smoothly, well- connected. shown by a slur over the notes
staccato
detached, short. Shown by a dot above or below each note
forte
loud
piano
soft
crescendo
cresc. gradually becoming louder
decrescendo
decresc. gradually becoming softer
diminuendo
dim. gradually becoming softer
C Maj scale
CDEFGABC
F Maj scale
FGABbCDEF
G Maj scale
GABCDEF#G
what is a tonic
the root note/first note
eg. CMaj triad has a tonic of C
Quaver ♪
eighth of a semibreve
fourth of a minim
half of a crotchet
crotchet 𝅘𝅥
fourth of a semibreve
half of a minim
2 quavers
minim 𝅗𝅥
half of a semibreve
2 crotchets
4 quavers