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Articulations
Dynamics
Accidentals & Time Signatures
Tempos
General
100
This type of articulation means "to separate"
What is a Staccato?
100
To play quietly
What is Piano?
100
To raise the pitch up a half step
What is a Sharp?
100
This tempo means "Fast"
What is Allegro
100
Means to slow down gradually (and watch the conductor)
What is Ritardando?
200
This type of articulation means to hold for full value
What is a Tenuto?
200
To play Loud
What is Forte?
200
To lower the pitch a half step
What is a Flat?
200
This tempo means very slow
What is Adagio
200
This term means to start soft, then get gradually louder
What is Crescendo?
300
This type of articulation means to play with more front to the note.
What is Accent?
300
To play medium-soft (medium-quiet)
What is Mezzo Piano?
300
Cancels a flat or sharp
What is a natural?
300
This tempo means walking speed
What is Andante
300
This term means to gradually get softer
What is Descrendo (or Diminuendo)
400
This symbol means to hold a note until the director cuts it off.
What is a Fermata?
400
To play Medium-Loud
What is Mezzo Forte?
400
Time signature where the quarter note gets the beat, and there are 3 beats per measure.
What is 3/4 time?
400
This tempo means very fast
What is Vivace (or presto)
400
This acts as an indicator to show which notes are sharped or flatted throughout a piece of music
What is a Key Signature?
500
Changing from one note to a different note with out tonguing, or by using a legato tongue.
What is a Slur?
500
The full name represented by the letters ff
What is pianissimo
500
Another way to write 4/4 time
What is Common Time? (or the letter C)
500
This tempo is even slower than Adagio
What is Lento (or Largo)
500
This is a curved line which joins together to notes of the same pitch
What is a Tie?