Dynamics/ Terms 1
This means soft in music.
What is piano?
The term for plucking the strings of a stringed instrument.
What is pizzicato?
This means loud in music.
What is forte?
One quarter note plus one half note.
What is 3 beats?
This is the musical "fraction" found at the beginning of a song.
What is a time signature?
A curved line connecting the heads of two notes of the same pitch.
What is a tie?
Sharply detached or separated.
What is staccato?
Play in a smooth flowing manner.
What is legato?
One half note plus one whole note.
What is 6 beats?
This means very soft in music.
What is pianissimo?
This means very loud in music.
What is fortissimo?
A curved line that indicates notes are to be played without separation.
What is a slur?
This is a gradual change from soft to loud.
What is crescendo?
One eighth note plus one quarter note.
What is 1 1/2 beats?
This is a gradual change from loud to soft.
What is decrescendo?
A mark on a piece of music instructing the player to replay a certain passage or section.
What is a repeat sign?
The term for using your bow to play a stringed instrument.
What is arco?
A chord of notes broken and played in sequence. For example, C Major would be C-E-G-C.
What is arpeggio?
One dotted half note plus one half note.
What is 5 beats?
A symbol used in sheet music to indicate that a note should be held longer than its standard duration. The length that the note can be held is up to the artist or conductor.
What is fermata?