Articulations
This is a dot placed on the opposite side from a note's stem. Used to detach one note from another.
What is staccato?
This is the English word for adagio.
What is slowly?
This word indicates that the phrase should slow down.
What is ritardando/rallantando?
This is the unabbreviated form of D.S. and its definition.
What is dal segno, which means from the sign?
The first two notes in Joy to the World use this interval in this direction.
What is a minor 2nd descending?
This arched symbol is placed above or below a series of notes to indicate that the notes should be played smoothly.
What is a slur?
This is the Italian word for "quickly".
What is allegro?
This word indicates that the phrase should speed up.
What is accelerando?
This is the unabbreviated form of D.C. and its definition.
What is da capo, which means from the beginning.
The distance between the second and third note in Happy Birthday, and the direction.
What is a major 2nd ascending?
This arched symbol connects 2 notes on the same pitch to combine their value.
What is a tie?
This is the Italian word for moderately.
What is moderato?
This is the Italian word for tempo.
What is tempo?
This is the long form of gliss.
What is glissando?
This is the interval between "hey" and "I" in the chorus of Call Me Maybe, and the direction.
What is a descending minor 6th?
This symbol, also referred to as a tent accent, demands that the note be played aggressively.
What is a marcato accent?
This is the Italian word for lively or very fast.
This is the Italian word for "motion"
What is mosso?
This is the unabbreviated form of BPM.
What is beats per minute?
This is the interval between "there's" and "a" in "Somewhere" from West Side Story, and the direction.
What is an ascending minor 7th?
This symbol in the form of a short dash indicates that a note is meant to be played full value without any space between it and the next note.
What is a tenuto marking?
This is the Italian word for "walking tempo"
What is andante?
These are the English words for "meno" and "piu"
What is less (meno) and more (piu)?
What are measure, measures, page, and pages?
This is the interval between "the" and "Simp" in The Simpsons theme song, and direction.
What is a tritone (dim 5th/aug 4th) ascending?