Musical Terms
Our Pieces This Year
More Than Basic Music Theory
Mr. Di Meglio!
MORE Seniors! (and this years, I promise)
100

This is the dynamic which means medium loud

What is mezzo forte (mf)?

100

This was the second movement of the Rimsky-Korsakov piece we played in Albany

What is Alborada?

100

This note equals 8 beats

What is a double whole note?

100

This is the number of nieces and nephews Mr. Di Meglio has

What is 2?

100

This viola senior loves shifting, vibrato, and playing in treble clef. They also always come to their lessons (sarcasm)

Who is Kiera McGuire

200

Poco a poco accelerando means this

What is little by little speed up?

200

This piece we played was a dire warning about an imminent home invasion

What is Santa Claus is Coming to Town?

200

This means to add half and half of half to a beat

What is a double dotted note?

200

Mr. Di Meglio went here on a short trip during April break

What is Los Angeles?

200

This senior will sometimes play the bass

Who is Dash Gillenwater?

300

This is when in music there is a complete stop of sound and playing, before the conductor starts up again

What is a caesura?

300

Singa Pura is what the piece's title translates to

What is Lion City? 

300

The viola can play in both the alto clef and this clef

What is the treble clef?

300

Mr. Di Meglio has both a Jeep and this kind of car

What is a Kia (Sportage)?

300

These two students are the ones who caused the Backing Up/Packing Up chaos

Who are Kymora and Nyah?

400

This was the language that the musical terms in Countess Maritza was in

What is German?

400

This was the piece we played written by Florence Price, in the winter concert

What is The Old Boatman?

400

This is the number of beats in a dotted eighth note

What is .75 or 3/4?

400

Mr. Di Meglio has seen this musician live in concert twice

Who is Beyonce?

400

This senior followed in her brother's footsteps and plays cello

Who is Emma Gutierrez?

500

This is the term used at the end of a piece where the music should sound like it is dying away

What is morendo?

500

This was the piece we played at both the winter concert and the informance in November

What is Symphonie Espagnole?

500

This minor key signature has three flats

What is c minor?

500

Before he played any string instruments, Mr. Di Meglio started playing in band on this instrument

What is the flute?

500

This senior's main daily goal was to both drive Mr. Di Meglio crazy as well as make him smile

Who are all of them?

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