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Key Issues
Dynamically Speaking
How should I play that?
Pairings: Words that pair with musical terms
Mapquest: Where do I go?
100
This is the smallest interval or space in western music.
What is a half step?
100
This is the term that indicates to play loudly.
What is forte?
100
This term indicates playing sweetly, in a gentle style.
What is dolce?
100
This word means less of something.
What is meno?
100
The ending point of a piece of music.
What is fine?
200
This is the symbol that lowers a pitch a half step.
What is a flat?
200
This is the term that indicates to play softly.
What is piano (p)?
200
This term indicates playing with a marked or accented sound.
What is marcato?
200
This word means more, lots or big.
What is pui?
200
These are words that indicate to go to the end of the piece.
What is al fine?
300
This is the symbol that raises a pitch a half step.
What is a sharp?
300
After piano, this is the next loudest dynamic marking.
What is mezzo piano?
300
This term indicates playing in a way that is the opposite of dolce.
What is sforzando?
300
This word means very big or very much.
What is molto?
300
This is the final section of a piece of music.
What is coda?
400
This is the sharps or flats placed at the beginning of a piece indicating what scale the piece uses.
What is a key signature?
400
After forte, this is the next loudest dynamic marking.
What is fortissimo (ff)?
400
This term indicates to continue playing in the same manner.
What is simile?
400
These words mean little by little
What is poco a poco?
400
These words indicate to go back to the beginning of the music.
What is da capo (D.C.)?
500
This is the length of time that a sharp or flat is in affect when it is placed somewhere other than in the key signature.
What is one measure?
500
After pianissimo, this is the next loudest dynamic marking.
What is piano?
500
This term asks a player to resume a previous tempo. (It usually comes after a change in tempo such as a ritardando.)
What is a tempo?
500
This word means motion or moving faster.
What is mosso?
500
These words instructs a player to go back to the sign which is located somewhere in the middle of a piece of music.
What is del segno (D.S.)?