Dynamics
Play loud.
What is forte?
Play at a medium speed.
What is Moderato?
Play fast.
What is Allegro?
Two eighth notes
"Ti-ti"
What is 1 beat?
Tall Giraffe fingers are played like this.
What is bouncy, detached?
Play medium soft.
What is mezzo piano?
Play at a walking speed.
What is Andante?
Fortissimo means this.
What is very loud?
A quarter rest
"sh"
The musical term for Tree Frog fingers.
What is legato?
Play very soft.
What is pianissimo?
Play slow.
What is Adagio?
da capo (D.C.) al fine
What is, go back to the beginning and play to the word fine?
A quarter note + two eighth notes + a half note
"Ta ti-ti ta-a"
What is 4 beats?
A line that curves over two or more notes means to play them this way.
crescendo
What is gradually getting louder?
Gradually slow down.
What is ritardando?
Play in a singing style.
What is cantabile?
Quarter rest + dotted half note
"Sh ta-2-3"
What is 4 beats?
A dot underneath a note means to play the note this way.
What is staccato?
Gradually getting softer.
Diminuendo or decrescendo.
This is the meaning of Allegretto.
What is to play a little fast?
Play sweetly.
What is dolce?
Dotted quarter + eighth note
"Ta-a ti"
What is 2 beats?
It's the name of this symbol:
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What is an accent?