Musical Instruments
Musical Terms
Styles/Articulations
Tempos
Enharmonics
100
This is the shortest of the woodwinds--shorter than a flute!
What is a piccolo?
100
The speed of a song.
What is tempo?
100
Notes are given their FULL value, quite often in slow music.
What is Legato?
100
S-L-O-W
What is Largo?
100
Ab
What is G#?
200
Longest of the standard brass wind instruments.
What is the tuba?
200
To slow down...
What is ritardando.
200
March-like, or in a "marked" style.
What is Marcato?
200
Very Fast.
What is Presto?
200
Eb
What is D#
300
This brass instruments is literally one long, looping circle.
What is a French Horn?
300
To speed up...
What is accellerando
300
This articulation is the shortest of all.
What is Staccato?
300
Medium
What is Moderato?
300
F#
What is Gb
400
This is the larger of the two double-reed instruments.
What is the Bassoon?
400
To hold until the conductor says not to.
What is a fermata.
400
If a staccato married an accent, this would be their offspring.
What is Marcato (or a marcato mark)?
400
Walking speed.
What is Andante?
400
G#
What is Ab?
500
This is the official Italian name of the keyboard instrument that can play at any dynamic level.
What is a piano-forte?
500
This is a "cut," or a "railroad track", in some music rooms.
What is a cesura?
500
To play this note a bit more separated, and stronger, than the others...
What is an accent?
500
This machine sounds out a tempo.
What is a metronome?
500
Cb
What is B (natural)?