Dynamics
This dynamic is two less than fortissimo.
What is mezzoforte?
This is the music term for "loud."
What is "forte?"
This note is a whole step higher than E.
What is F#?
Two quarter notes = this many beats.
What is two?
This composer was deaf while writing his final symphony.
Who is Beethoven?
This is how pp is spelled.
What is pianissimo?
This is a shortened note, performed with separation.
What is "staccato?"
This note is an octave lower than C.
What is C?
Four 16th notes + one whole note - one quarter note = this many beats.
What is four?
This composer wrote the music for E.T., Indiana Jones, and Star Wars, among many other famous film scores.
Who is John Williams?
This is the definition of an "accent" in music.
What is an emphasis or stronger attack on a note?
What is "hold" or "sustain?"
This is another name for the note E-flat.
What is D-sharp?
10 beats - whole rest + two half notes + dotted eighth note + one 16th note = this many beats.
What is 11?
This tempo translates to "slow walking pace."
What is andante?
This dynamic is four softer than forte.
What is pianissimo?
This is the "t" word that means the speed or pace of a piece of music.
What is "tempo?"
This note is one half step plus one whole step higher than B-flat.
What is C#?
2 x dotted half note - dotted whole note = this many beats.
What is zero?
These are the four main instrument groups of a full symphony orchestra.
What are woodwinds, brass, percussion, and strings?
This is the English translation of "crescendo poco a poco."
What is "play louder little by little?"
This is what the performer is supposed to do when they see "D.S. al coda."
What is return to the sign and then skip to the coda (tail)?
This is the note that is two and a half steps lower than B-flat.
What is F-natural/E-sharp?
2 sets of triplets x whole rest - dotted quarter + eighth note = this many beats.
What is 7?
This is a basic 4 beat conducting pattern (you may describe or demonstrate).
"Down-across-out-up"