Music Vocabulary Jeopardy!

Tempo

100

This word means "the speed of the beat."

What is Tempo

200

This word means to "gradually speed up"

What is Accellerando?

300

Two words that both mean to "gradually slow down"

What is ritardando? What is rallentando?

400

This is a slow, walking tempo

What is Andante?

500

This is a fast tempo

What is Allegro?

Dynamics

100

This word means the "volume" of the music

What is dymanics?

200

This dynamic indicates to play soft

What is Piano?

300

This dynamic indicates to play at a medium loud volume

What is Mezzo Forte?

400

This dynamic indicates to play very loudly

What is Fortissimo?

500

This symbol tells you to get gradually louder

What is a Crescendo?

Signs and Symbols 1

100

This symbol tells you where the notes are on the staff

What is a Clef?

200

This is the ending of a song

What is Coda?

300

This symbol lowers the pitch of a note by one half-step

What is a Flat?

400

This symbol raises the pitch of a note by one half step

What is a Sharp?

500

This symbol cancels out a flat or a sharp

What is a Natural?

Signs and Symbols 2

100

This grouping of five lines and four spaces is where music notes are placed in a piece.

What is a Staff?

200

This word is Italian for "return to the beginning." It is abbreviated D.C.

What is Da Capo?

300

This tells us what notes to play with sharps or flats throughout the entire piece

What is a Key Signature?

400

This is a curved line that connects two or more different pitches

What is a slur?

500

This symbol tells you to emphasize the beginning of a note

What is an Accent?

All About Music

100

This is someone who writes music

What is a composer?

200

This is an organized group of singers

What is a choir?

300

This is an organized group of wind, brass, and percussion instruments

What is a band?

400

This is a composition with two different parts, performed together

What is a duet?

500

This is an ensemble's practice session. We have one every class!

What is a rehearsal?