Music Vocab I
Gradually get louder
What is Crescendo?
Gradually get softer
What is Diminuendo?
A dynamic that means to play soft. Written as: p
What is Piano?
A percussion instrument that looks like a triangle and is made out of silver metal
What is Triangle?
An articulation that is commonly defined as: detached and separated
What is Staccato?
A symbol that looks like a bullseye or target that tells you to jump to the end
What is Coda?
A symbol that looks like a percent sign combined with the letter S
What is The Sign?
A dynamic that means to play very full. Written as: ff
What is Fortissimo
A woodwind instrument that has multiple parts and uses a single reed that is covered by a mouth piece. This instrument is sometimes mistaken as an Oboe
What is Clarinet?
An articulation that is commonly defined as: full value; sustained
What is Tenuto
Hold longer than normal duration
What is Fermata?
Gradually get slower
What is Ritardando?
A dynamic that means to play medium soft. Written as: mp
What is Mezzo-Piano?
A very large brass instrument that has valves on the side of the instrument.
Tuba
An articulation that is commonly defined as: play with emphasis
What is Articulation?
Gradually get faster
What is Accelerando?
Pause
What is Caesura?
A dynamic that means to play full immediately followed by soft. Written as: fp
What is Fortepiano?
Multiple large tuned drums that are set up in an arc. They usually come in a set of 4 and are sometimes mistakenly called the "tiffanys"
What is Timpani?
An articulation that is commonly defined as: full and separated. Hint: It is like combining a accent and staccato
What is Marcato?
This marking tells you to jump back to The Sign. It is usually near the bottom of the music.
What is D.S.? or What is D.S. al Coda?
This marking tells you to go back to the beginning of a piece. It is usually near the bottom of the music.
What is D.C.? or What is is D.C. al Coda?
A dynamic that means to play full and accented. Written as: sfz
What is Sforzando?
A double-reed woodwind instrument that looks like a long stick.
What is Bassoon?
A symbol that holds two notes of the same pitch together. Looks like a U and is sometimes mistakenly called a slur.
What is Tie?