MUSIC VOCAB
5 lines and 4 spaces
staff
lowers the pitch of a note
flat
To play fast and lively
What is vivace
decrescendo
Note with a value of 1/4 beats
What is a sixteenth note
indicates the end of a song
double bar line
Note with a value of 2 beats
What is a half note
to gradually speed up
accel. (accelerando)
play the music softly (Italian)
piano
also called the "G" clef
treble clef
tells how many beats in a bar
time signature
also called the "F" clef
Bass clef
The musical term for very slow
What is grave
play the music very loudly (Italian)
fortissimo
raises the pitch of a note
sharp
divides music into sections
bar lines
Two notes paired together to make a beat of 1
What is a 2 beamed eighth note
What is andante
play the music medium softly (Italian)
mezzo piano
What are 4 beamed sixteenth notes
To cut notes in half
What is subdivision
To repeat an entire section of music
What is a repeat symbol
to gradually slow down
rit. (ritardando)
gradually get louder while you play (Italian)
crescendo
A symbol resembling a duration of silence
What is a rest