Key Signatures
0 sharps or flats
Key of C
What does allegro mean?
Fast
What does solo mean?
One person plays
What does staccato mean?
"Light and separated"
Name the order of flats
BEADGCF
What does largo mean?
Very slow
What does dal segno mean?
"To the sign"
What is an interval?
The distance between two notes
What does con moto?
"With motion"
3 flats
Key of Eb
What does andante mean?
Walking pace
What does coda mean?
Ending material
What do you do at a fermata?
Hold the note and look at the conductor
What does cantabile mean?
"Song-like"; in a singing fashion
Name the order of sharps.
F# C# G# D# A# E# B#
What term means to gradually get faster?
accelerando
What does D.C. stand for?
da capo
What does syncopation mean?
Emphasis on part of a beat or measure that is normally weak
What does strigendo mean?
Increasing intensity
6 sharps in the key signature
Key of F#
What are the two terms for gradually slowing down?
Ritardando & rallentando
What do you do when you come across a D.S. al fine?
Go to the sign, then go to the end.
What is a sonata?
Refers to the structure of a major piece of music made up of four sections: theme, development, recapitulation, and coda (ending)
Smooth and connected