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This term means "very slow."
What is "Adagio?" (also "Grave" or "Largo" or "Lento")
To start soft, then gradually increase volume, you would use this dynamic marking.
What is "Crescendo" (cresc.)?
This term means "sweetly."
What is "Dolce"?
A repeated chord progression or rhythmic figure, usually associated with Jazz
What is "Vamp"?
A scale consisting of only 5 notes.
What is a "Pentatonic Scale"?
This tempo marking means "gradually increase tempo."
What is "Accelerando" (accel.)?
"Very loud" is indicated by this dynamic.
What is "Fortissimo"?
This term means "song-like."
What is "Cantabile"?
An extra note added as an embellishment and not essential to the harmony or melody.
What is "Grace Note"?
This scale consists entirely of half steps.
What is a "Chromatic "Scale?
This term is a tempo slightly faster than andante but slower than moderato.
What is "Andantino"?
To play loudly, then immediately softly, you would see this marking.
What is "Forte-Piano"?
This style of jazz emphasizes the off-beat and became popular in the 1930s.
What is "Swing"?
This ornament consists of a rapid alternation between two adjacent notes.
What is "Trill"?
An accompanying melody playing against the principal melody.
What is "Countermelody"?
This tempo is slower than andante but not as slow as largo.
What is "Larghetto"?
This dynamic marking indicates "very quiet."
What is "Pianissimo" (pp)?
This term means "little by little."
What is "Poco a Poco"?
A linear succession of musical tones that the listener perceives as a single entity.
What is "Melody"?
This is the time signature of "alla breve".
What is 2/2 time (or cut time)?
This Italian term indicates a very fast tempo.
What is "Vivace"?
Both decrescendo and this term mean "gradually decrease volume."
What is "Diminuendo" (dim.)?
To play in a military-like, or march-like style
What is "Marziale"?
To change a melody's ascending intervals to descending ones and vice versa is called this.
What is "Melodic Inversion"?
A meter with an irregular pulse, often with a top number like 5, 7, or 11.
What is "Asymmetrical Meter"?