Tempo
Dynamics
Signs and Symbols 1
Signs and Symbols 2
All About Music
100
This word means "the speed of the beat."
What is Tempo
100

This word means the "volume" of the music

What is dymanics?

100
This symbol tells you where the notes are on the staff
What is a Clef?
100
This grouping of five lines and four spaces is where music notes are placed in a piece.
What is a Staff?
100
This is someone who writes music
What is a composer?
200
This word means to "gradually speed up"
What is Accellerando?
200
This dynamic indicates to play soft
What is Piano?
200

This is a special ending of a piece

What is Coda?

200
This word is Italian for "return to the beginning." It is abbreviated D.C.
What is Da Capo?
200

This is an organized group of singers

What is a choir?

300
Two words that both mean to "gradually slow down"
What is ritardando? What is rallentando?
300
This dynamic indicates to play at a medium loud volume
What is Mezzo Forte?
300
This symbol lowers the pitch of a note by one half-step
What is a Flat?
300
This tells us what notes to play with sharps or flats throughout the entire piece
What is a Key Signature?
300
This is an organized group of wind, brass, and percussion instruments
What is a band?
400
This is a slow, walking tempo
What is Andante?
400
This dynamic indicates to play very loudly
What is Fortissimo?
400
This symbol raises the pitch of a note by one half step
What is a Sharp?
400
This is a curved line that connects two or more different pitches
What is a slur?
400
This is a composition with two different parts, performed together
What is a duet?
500
This is a fast tempo
What is Allegro?
500
This symbol tells you to get gradually louder
What is a Crescendo?
500
This symbol cancels out a flat or a sharp
What is a Natural?
500
This symbol tells you to emphasize the beginning of a note
What is an Accent?
500

This is an ensemble's practice session. We have one every class!

What is a rehearsal?

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