Scaly Stuff
interval consisting of 2 half steps
What is a whole step?
Choice of instruments used to play music
What is orchestration?
short and separated notes
What is staccato?
Very slow
What is Largo?
pattern of whole and half steps that make up a major scale
What is WWHWWWH (whole-whole-half-whole-whole-whole-half)!
taking a composition in one key and putting it in another
What is transposition?
sustain the note for its full value
What is tenuto?
Gradually slowing
What is ritardando (rit.)?
notes of a chord sounded one after another
What is an arpeggio?
music with 2 sections
What is binary?
majestic
What is Maestoso?
4/4 time
What is common time (C)?
natural, harmonic, melodic
What are minor scales?
go back to the beginning and play until the end
What is Da Capo al Fine (D.C. al Fine)?
rhythmic effect placing emphasis on a weak beat
What is syncopation?
1/2 a beat of silence in 4/4 time
What is an eighth (8th) rest?
THe number of flats in A-flat Major
What is four (4)?
reminder that hte bar line has canceled the accidental
What is a courtesy accidental?
a curved line that connects 2 different pitches
What is a slur?
a walking speed
What is Andante?