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Articulations
Tempos
Rhythms
Dynamics
Signs and Symbols
100
To play a note short and detached.
What is staccato?
100
A Fast Tempo
What is Allegro?
100
This note lasts for 4 counts in 4/4 time.
What is a whole note?
100
This dynamic means to play quietly.
What is piano?
100
Separates music into measures.
What is a barline?
200
To play a with more force and separation.
What is an Accent?
200
A very slow tempo.
What is Largo?
200
This note lasts for three counts in 3/4 time.
What is a dotted half note?
200
This is a loud dynamic.
What is forte?
200
This signals the end of a line of music.
What is a double barline?
300
To play the note long or smooth
What is Legato?
300
A fast tempo. A little slower than Allegro.
What is Allegretto?
300
This note lasts for 1 count in 7/4 time.
What is a quarter note?
300
To play medium loud.
What is mezzo-forte.
300
To hold the note until the conductor cuts off.
What is a fermata?
400
To change notes without tonguing.
What is slur?
400
A slow tempo. "Walking Speed"
What is Andante?
400
This note lasts for 1/2 a beat in 4/4 time.
What is an eighth note?
400
To gradually get louder.
What is a crescendo?
400
Name this symbol. >
What is an accent?
500
To play the note loud with force and very separated. This articulation is shorter than an Accent.
What is Marcato?
500
A moderately fast tempo.
What is moderato?
500
This note lasts for 1/4 a count in 4/4 time.
What is a sixteenth note?
500
To gradually play quieter
What is a decrescendo?
500
A curved line that connects two notes of the same pitch to make the pitch longer.
What is a tie?