Dynamics
Expressions
Style
The Staff
Note Values
100
This Italian term is used to describe music that is played or sang quietly.
What is piano?
100
This term, also known as diminuendo, means to decrease volume gradually.
What is decrescendo?
100
To play a note short or "bouncy."
What is stacatto.
100
The lines for this clef are Every Good Boy Does Fine, or EGBDF.
What is treble clef?
100
This note gets 1 beat.
What is a quarter note?
200
NOT TOO LOUD - medium volume.
What is mezzo?
200
To increase in volume.
What is crescendo?
200
To add emphasis to a note by using more forceful air.
What is an accent?
200
All Cows Eat Grass in the spaces of this clef.
What is bass clef.
200
2 beats is how long you would hold this note
What is a half note?
300
Loud
What is forte?
300
A hold or pause in music - indicated by a sign meaning to hold longer than the normal duration of the note.
What is fermata?
300
To play smoothly with no interruption between notes.
What is legato?
300
These lines are used to notate above and below the staff.
What are ledger lines?
300
4 beats, usually the entire measure.
What is a whole note?
400
Louder than loud. Some may say VERY loud!
What is fortissimo?
400
A SUDDEN change in dynamic
What is subito.
400
Da capo, or To the beginning.
What is D.C?
400
The "g clef" is the nickname of this clef due to the curl of the clef circling the G line on the staff.
What is the treble clef?
400
This marking beside a note adds half of the notes value to it.
What is a dot?
500
To play a note loudly and instantly get quiet.
What is forte-piano.
500
An Italian phrase meaning to gradually slow down.
What is ritardando?
500
Dal segno, or from the sign.
What is D.S?
500
This is the name of the combination of the treble and bass clefs.
What is the Grand Staff?
500
This note only gets half of a beat in value.
What is an eighth note?
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