The Art of the Attack
BPM Basics (Tempos)
Pump Up the Volume (Dynamics)
The Lone Italian (one word clue)
Emotions in Motion
100
The many different ways that notes can be played on an instrument. For wind players, it refers to the way a note is "tongued".
What is "Articulation"?
100
The Tempo visually represented here:
(Getting gradually faster)
What is "Accelerando"?
100
To get gradually louder
What is "Crescendo"?
100
with
What is "Con"?
100
to play the music "sweetly"
What is "Dolce"?
200
This term means "Separated", shown as a single dot floating above (or below) a note.
What is "Staccato"?
200
Getting slower. Gradually slowing down.
What is "Ritardando"? (or "rallentando")
200
To get gradually quieter
What is "Decrescendo"? (or diminuendo)
200
very
What is "Molto"?
200
To play with emotion
What is "Espressivo"?
300
To play "smoothly"
What is "Legato"?
300
To allow for speeding up and slowing down, or to play "freely"
What is "Rubato"
300
VERY Loud!
What is "Fortissimo"?
300
motion
What is "Moto"?
300
The term for when a note is "dying away"
What is "Morendo"?
400
To play with more 'Front' to the note.
What is "Marcato"? (or Marcato Accent)
400
The same tempo as before
What is "L'istesso Tempo"?
400
VERY quiet
What is "Pianissimo"?
400
silent
What is "Tacet"?
400
This term means to play "Heavily", or with a "Heavy" feel.
What is "Pesante"?
500
To hold a note for it's full intended value, when a note has a horizontal line above (or below) it.
What is "Tenuto"?
500
Not too fast
What is "Allegro non troppo"?
500
a sudden dynamic change used to designate a section of music in which the music should be played loudly, then immediately softly
What is "Forte Piano"?
500
without
What is "Senza"?
500
To play "humorously"
What is "Giocoso"?