Tempo
A tool or app that helps keep a steady beat.
What is a metronome?
The dynamic marking "Forte" means this
What is to play loudly?
The value of a whole note in 4/4 time signature
What is 4 beats?
This articulation marking means short and detached.
What is staccato?
A segment of music bound by vertical lines (called bar lines) is know as this.
What is a measure?
Continuously speeding up in music, rather than keeping a steady beat, is called this.
What is rushing?
The symbol that means to gradually get louder.
What is a crescendo?
The value of an eighth note in 4/4 time signature
What is 1/2 of a beat?
What is slur or legato?
The top number of a time signature indicates this.
What is how many beats per measure?
The tempo marking that means fast.
What is Allegro?
The soft dynamic marking is called this
A dot to the right of any note will add this.
What is half the value of the note?
It means bold or emphasized.
What is an accent?
The bottom number of the time signature indicates this.
What is the note that gets one beat?
The tempo marking Andante means this.
What is a steady walking speed?
The "m" in front of dynamics like mp or mf stands for this.
What is mezzo or medium?
One quarter note plus one half note equals this.
What is 3 beats?
This articulation marking: ^
It means to play very boldly and emphasized.
What is Marcato?
In the time signature 2/4, the 2 indicates this.
What is 2 beats per measure?
When a tempo is indicated at Quarter note = 100 bpm, it's what the "bpm" stands for.
What is beats per minute?
The Italian word "subito" is used as a dynamic marking, and means this.
What is suddenly?
This many eighth notes fit equally into one half note.
A short line over a note is called Tenuto (-), and means this.
What is to sustain the note for it's full value.
In the Time signature 4/4, the bottom number 4 indicates this.
What is that the quarter note gets one beat?