Temop & Dynamics
This tempo marking means "very slow."
What is "Adagio"?
This is the distance between any two notes.
What is an "Interval"?
This is "a passage at the end of a piece of music that brings the music to a close." Translation of this term means "Tail".
What is a "Coda"?
This term means "to separate" notes.
What is "Staccato"?
The "root note or first note of a scale" is this.
What is the Tonic?
To "start soft, then gradually increase volume" is indicated by this Italian term.
What is "Crescendo" (cresc.)?
To "raise a note by a half step" is to apply this accidental.
What is a "Sharp"?
When the first part of music serves as the initial melody, and is 'answered' by a different phrase of music," it's called this.
What is "Call and Response"?
When notes of a chord are "performed one after another, rather than at the same time," it's called this. (example: 1 - 3 - 5 - 8 - 5 - 3 - 1)
What is an "Arpeggio"?
"Changing the key of a piece of music" is known as this, and can apply to a scale, phrase, or entire song.
What is "Transposition"?
This term means "very loud."
What is "Fortissimo"?
This type of scale consists entirely of half steps.
What is a "Chromatic Scale"?
A "group of self-contained instrumental movements of varying character" is known as this.
What is a "Suite"?
This direction means "Go back to the beginning, then play music until the fine (end)."
What is "Da Capo al Fine" (D.C. al Fine)?
"Writing music for an ensemble or adapting music composed for a different ensemble" is called this.
What is "Orchestration" (or "Orchestrating")?
This tempo marking is "faster than andante but not as fast as allegro."
What is "Allegretto"?
Notes that "sound the same, are fingered / played the same, but have different names" are called this.
What are "Enharmonics"?
This term describes "a series of musical phrases that create a distinct melody of a piece."
What is a "Strain"?
"To place emphasis on a weak beat" is known as this rhythmic technique.
What is "Syncopation"?
This is the "5th scale degree of the diatonic scale."
What is the "Dominant"?
Both "rallentando" and this term mean "gradually slowing tempo."
What is "Ritardando" (rit.)?
This is the only scale that has "different notes on the way up than on the way down."
What is a "Melodic Minor Scale"?
This form is in "2 related sections, both of which are usually repeated"
What is "Binary Form"?
This is a reminder accidental used to remind the musician of the correct pitch if the same note occurs in the following measure.
What is a "Cautionary Accidental"?
This is the "4th scale degree of the diatonic scale."
What is the "Subdominant?"