Tempo Marks
Play very slow
What is largo?
To play a note short and detached
What is staccato?
Italian word meaning soft
What is piano?
The number of beats for a quarter note
What is one?
Looks like an upside down hat hanging off the line of the staff
What is a whole rest?
Play slow
What is adagio?
What is an accent?
To play moderately loud
What is mezzo forte?
The number of beats in a half note
What is 2?
This upright hat on the line of the staff is worth this many beats
What is a half rest?
To play at walking speed, means moving along
What is andante?
A strong, sudden accent
What is sforzando?
To play a note short and detached
What is staccato?
The number of beats in a whole note (based on 4/4 time)
What is 4?
The number of beats in a quarter rest
What is 1?
To play quickly and cheerfully
What is allegro?
Hold the note for it's full value
What is tenuto?
To play a note gradually softer
What is decrescendo? (diminuendo is also acceptable)
The number of beats for a half note with a dote beside it
What is 3?
Beats when there are 2 8th rests in a row
What is one?
To play lively and fast
What is vivace?
Hold the note longer than it's normal value
What is fermata?
What is sforzando?
What you call a quarter note that has a flag coming off the top to the right, sometimes they are joined with a beam
What is an eighth note?
I have 8 eighth rests in a row, the length of this rest
What is 4 beats?