Dynamics
The italian musical word for "loud".
What is forte?
The Italian word for "very slow".
What is Largo?
The Italian word for "detached", "short", or "choppy".
What is Staccato?
A curved line which smooths out a line of notes and makes them legato.
What is a Slur?
The European language that most of the dynamic words, tempo words, and articulation words come from.
What is Italian?
The Italian word for "medium" or "moderately" that can be added to another dynamic word.
What is "mezzo"?
The Italian word for "walking speed".
What is Andante?
The Italian word for "note held for its full value".
What is Tenuto?
A sign which tells you to go back to the beginning of the piece.
What is a repeat sign?
The Italian word for "medium quiet" or "medium soft".
What is mezzo piano?
The Italian word for "very quiet" or "very soft".
What is pianissimo?
The Italian word for "Quickly/ cheerfully".
What is Allegro?
The musical term for playing a note louder with a special emphasis.
What is Accent?
Two signs that tell you to repeat a smaller section of a piece.
What are two repeat signs?
The Italian word for "getting gradually faster".
What is Accellerando?
The Italian word for "gradually getting louder".
What is crescendo?
The Italian word for "lively and fast"
What is Vivace?
The musical term for holding a note LONGER than its normal value.
What is a fermata?
A curved line which ties two notes together so that they are sung/ played as one note.
What is a Tie?
The Italian word for "slow".
What is Adagio?
The TWO synonymous Italian words that both mean "gradually getting softer".
The Italian word for "getting gradually slower".
What is Ritardando?
A sudden, strong accent.
What is Sforzando?
Two symbols that can be combined with a repeat sign to notate a song that has two parts with the same beginning but different endings.
The Italian word for "moderate speed".
What is Moderato?