Dynamics
Tempo
Articulation
Choral Terms
Basics
100
Forte
What is the musical term for loud?
100
Allegro
What is the music term for fast and lively?
100
Accent
What is the music term for performing a note louder or stronger than those around it?
100
Ensemble
What is the music term for a group of performers?
100
Treble
What is the music term for high in pitch?
200
Piano
What is the music term for soft
200
Largo
What is the music term for very slowly?
200
Staccato
What is the music term for performing a note in a separated, shortened style?
200
Accompaniment
What is the music term for music that is background for a solo?
200
Pitch
What is the music term for the highness or lowness of a musical sound?
300
Mezzo Forte
What is the music term for medium loud?
300
Moderato
What is the music term for medium speed?
300
Legato
What is the music term for performing notes in a smooth, connected style?
300
Blend
What is the music term for matching the pitch, style, vowel sounds, and loudness of others around you?
300
Rhythm
What is the music term for a sequence or pattern of sounds?
400
Mezzo Piano
What is the music term for medium soft?
400
Andante
What is the music term for walking speed?
400
Tenuto
What is the music term for performing a note for its full value or length?
400
Diction
What is the music term for singing words with the correct style and pronunciation?
400
Tie
What is the music term for a curved line joining two notes of the same pitch?
500
Crescendo
What is the music term for growing louder?
500
Ritardando
What is the music term for gradually slowing down?
500
Marcato
What is the music term for performing notes in a very marked, distinct manner?
500
Interpretation
What is the music term for following all of the composer's directions when performing a piece?
500
Interval
What is the music term for the distance (in number of steps) between two pitches?
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