orchestra vocab
Cut time
Cuts the note in half
Flat
Lowers note half a step
quarter note
1 beat of sound
sharp
makes note 1 half step higher.
slur
smoothly connects notes.
repeat sign
Go back and play again
half note
2 beats of sound
pizzicato
pluck the strings
arco
with bow
piano
play soft
4 beats of sound
forte
play louder
ritardando
pianissimo
very soft
whole rest
4 beats of silence
fortissimo
very loud
adagio
slow tempo
allegro
fast tempo
dotted quarter note
1 and 1/2 beats of sound
andante
walking tempo