Written (Vocab&Symbols) Flashcards
(22 cards)
Treble Clef
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A cappella
Without accompaniment
Legato
Smooth or connected
Dissonance
Clashing notes/two notes right next to one another
Accidentals
Sharps, flats, or natural signs used to raise, lower, or return a note to its normal pitch
Flat
Lowers a note by a half step
Sharp
Raises a note by a half step
Natural
Urns a note to its normal pitch
Rest
A period of silence
Accelerando
Becoming gradually faster (i.e. accel.)
Ritardando
Becoming gradually slower (i.e. Rit.)
Decrescendo
Gradually becoming quieter >
Crescendo
Gradually becoming louder
Staccato
“Detached”, short separated notes
Caesura
A long pause or break //
Fermata
A hold or pause
Accent
To emphasize or stress a note
Dynamics
How loud or quiet you sing/play a note
p
Piano (quiet)
mp
Mezzo piano (medium quiet)
mf
Mezzo forte (medium loud)
f
Forte (loud)