Articulations
This term means to play with shortened duration/separation between notes
What is Staccato?
Italian word for p and how it is played.
What is piano and soft?
The speed of the beat
What is Tempo
Curved lines connecting different pitches
What are slurs?
From the article Music, Emotion, and Well-Being, music has the ability to evoke these.
What are powerful emotions such as chills and thrills?
Stressed or emphasized (more than tenuto)
What is an Accent?
Italian F and how to play it
What is Forte and loud?
Term which means to play at a medium/moderate speed.
What is Moderato?
This indicates a short break (').
What is a breath mark?
From our discussion of the article Music, Emotion, and Well-Being, name two ways music is used in society
Entertainment, sales, movies, television, parades, dancing, etc.?
Means to play extremely marked or accented
What is Marcato?
to start quiet, then get louder
What does crescendo mean?
this term means fast tempo
What is Allegro?
The quarter note = 60 is an example.
What is "Tempo"?
In the article Music, Emotion, and Well-Being, music can be experienced as pleasurable both when it fulfills and violates these.
What are expectations?
This means to hold the note for it's full duration or a slight stress
What is tenuto?
to get quieter
What is Decrescendo?
The symbol that indicates the music stops and holds until the conductor or soloist moves on
What is "fermata"?
According to the article Music, Emotion, and Well-Being, music can evoke emotions through these (which can survive long after other forms of these have disappeared and may be why music engages many parts of the brain, triggering connections and creating associations).
What are memories?
Extremely shortened duration
What is Staccatissimo?
What is the Italian meaning of sfz
sforzando; a forceful, sudden accent?
This term for "walking pace"
What is andante
This symbol means to make a grand pause
What is caesura?
From the article Music, Emotion, and Well-Being, pleasurable music may lead to the release of neurotransmitters associated with reward, such as
What is dopamine?