Italian Words
Italian Phrases
How do I play it
Where do I play?
How do I play a piece?
100
Little
What is poco
100
Slow down a little
What is poco ritardando
100
Notes before the first full beat
What is grace notes
100
Play to the repeat sign, go back to the beginning and take the other ending
What is 1st and 2nd endings
100
What type of articulations are prominent in a march?
What is accents/staccatos/marcatos
200
A lot
What is molto
200
Get louder AND slow down
What is crescendo e ritardando
200
Suddenly accented and loud
What is sforzando
200
Play to this, then go back to the beginning and stop at the fine
What is D. C. al fine
200
Use one word to describe dynamics in a march
What is contrasting/different
300
Divide parts
What is divisi
300
Get slower AND softer
What is ritardando e diminuendo
300
Suddenly soft
What is sforzando piano
300
Play until this, go back to the sign and play until the end
What is D. S. al fine
300
Use one word to describe the articulations in a lyrical piece.
What is smooth, connected
400
Completely stop
What is cesura
400
Slow down until the end
What is ritardando al fine
400
Play short and accented
What is marcato
400
Play until this, go back to the beginning and then take the Coda
What is D.C. al Coda
400
Use one word to describe the tempo in a lyrical piece
What is fluid, changing
500
Another word for ritardando
What is rallentando
500
Slow down a lot
What is molto ritardando or molto rallentando
500
Play smooth and connected
What is legato
500
Play until this, go back to the sign and then play the Coda
What is D.S. al Coda
500
When playing a lyrical piece, if you have a line of notes going up the scale....what should you avoid?
What is breathing
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