Song Form
Expressive Markings
Tonal Vocab
Roots and Inversions
Key Signatures
100
Two-part form (AB)
Binary Form
100
Con spirito
With spirit
100
A rearrangement of chord tones so that the lowest note is not the root
Inversion
100
Name the root of the chord.
D
100
List the order of sharps
F, C, G, D, A, E, B
200
Four quarter note beats per measure
Common Time
200
Meno mosso
A little slower tempo, less motion
200
The fourth note of a scale or key
Subdominant
200
Name the root of the chord
A
200
Identify the key signature
G major
300
What does D.S. al Fine mean?
Go back to the Segno (sign) and play to the Fine (end).
300
Espressivo
Play with feeling, expressively
300
The minor key with the same key signature as a major key
Relative minor
300
Name the root of the chord
B flat
300
Major or minor third?
Major third
400
Three-part form (ABA)
Ternary form
400
Accelerando
Gradually getting faster
400
Note or notes played before the first full measure
Upbeats or pick up notes
400
Name the root of the chord
C
400
List the order of flats
B, E, A, D, G, C, F
500
6/8 time signature
6 beats in a measure, the 8th note gets the beat
500
Piu Mosso
A little faster tempo, more motion
500
A little slower than allegro
Allegretto
500
Name the root of the chord
F
500
Identify the key signature
F major