Círculo de Quintas
The key with all naturals
C
This word means long in Italian, its length lives up to the translation
Legato
A soft dynamic
Piano
Repetition
Individual performers create spontaneous variations of a familiar melody while the other instruments play their harmonies at a steady tempo.
Improvisation
The key with one b
F
The length of this note is normal, but the volume is louder
Accent
A loud dynamic
Forte
A cohesive musical thought
Phrase
The term used for beat 1 in a standard 4/4 measure
Down Beat
The key with three #'s
A
This word means short in Italian, its length lives up to the translation
Staccato
A rise in the volume of a line
Crescendo
A set of phrases that make a complete melody
Theme
The term used for beats 2 and 4 of a standard 4/4 measure, often accented in jazz music
Back Beat
The key with four b's
Ab
The term for plucking at an instrument's strings
Pizzicato
A decrease in the volume of a line
Diminuendo or Decrescendo
The smallest identifiable musical idea
Motive or Motif
A repeated chord structure in jazz with a specified measure length
16-Bar-Blues
The key with six b's
Gb
A very sudden sound with a sudden stress or accent
Sforzando
The actual name of the modern piano
Pianoforte
A connection of notes without articulation
Slurring
Composed Rhapsody in Blue, a traditional American Jazz piece
George Gershwin