Tempo Terms
Foreign Terms
Music History
Music Theory
Miscellaneous
100

This tempo means "walking speed"

Andante

100
This Italian word means "becoming gradually slower."
What is ritardando?
100
This classical era composer wrote over 600 works, began composing at the age of 5, and is known for composing the children's song "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star."
Who is Mozart?
100
Adds half the value of the note.
What is a dot?
100

In order to be in tune, you must be...?

"In tone"

200

This marking means "lively and fast"

Allegro

200

This Italian word means "gradually speed up."

What is accelerando?

200
This Baroque woodwind instrument was popular in Medieval times and is often played in elementary school classrooms.
What is a recorder?
200

The symbol that is above or below a note, that indicates for the musician to play short and separated.

What is staccato?

200

Where does Mr. Dunn go to college?

Capital University

300

Presto means?

Very fast

300
This French word means "the position and shape of the mouth of a wind player."
What is embouchure?
300
This German composer wrote music in the Romantic era and continued to compose even after becoming completely deaf. He composed "Ode to Joy" without ever hearing it.
Who is Beethoven?
300

The symbol which indicates for the musician to play in a long, smooth and flowing manner.

What is legato?

300

This symbol raises a pitch by a half step

Sharp

400

Largo means?

Very slow

400

This word means "emphasis, stress, or stronger attack."

What is accent (>)?

400
Anton Dvorak composed the "New World Symphony" for this country.
What is America/United States?
400

The distance between two musical notes is called?

An interval

400

This symbol lowers a note by a half step

Flat

500

This marking means "return to the original tempo"

A tempo

500

This term means smooth and connected

Legato

500
This keyboard instrument produces sound by plucking the strings instead of striking them with a hammer. It was widely used in Renaissance and Baroque music.
What is a harpsichord?
500

The symbol above a note that indicates to the musician to play the note or rest for a lengthened and unspecified amount of time.

What is a fermata?

500

This symbol affects all subsequent occurrences of that same note within that same measure and octave.

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