Musical Markings
Dynamics
The Italian Job
Analysis
Born To Be Wild
100
Tie
What is the curved line connecting the heads of two notes of the same pitch
100
crescendo
What is to get louder
100
Fermata
What is a symbol meaning to hold
100
NCT
What is non chord tone
100
Root
What is the bass of a chord
200
Slur
What is a symbol indicating that the notes it connects are to be played without separation
200
decrescendo
What is to get softer
200
Ritard
What is to slow down
200
Roman Numeral Analysis
What is a system for defining and classifying harmony
200
V-I
What is a PAC or IAC Cadence
300
D.C. al fine
Repeat from the Beginning to the end
300
pianissimo
What is very very softly
300
Allegro
What is to play fast
300
Root Position
What is a chord position in which the root of the chord is in the bass
300
IV-I
What is a plagal cadence
400
8va
What is a symbol which means to play the octave higher than written
400
fortissimo
What is very very loud
400
Andante
What is walking tempo
400
Twelve Bar Blues
A Well Known chord progression used in blues music
400
Natural Sign
What is a symbol which negates the effect of a sharp or flat
500
8vb
What is the symbol indicating to play an octave lower than written
500
Sfz
What is Very loud and then suddenly soft
500
Staccato
What is a symbol indicating to play the note very very short in duration
500
Conjunct and Disjunct Motion
What is ways to describe the ways different voices in music move in relation to each other.
500
Escape Tone
What is Approach by step, resolve by leap in the opposite direction.