Accent On Achievement Book 2 Clarinet Glossary

Front 1

Accent (>)

Back 1

Play the note stronger

Front 2

Adagio

Back 2

Slightly Slower than Andante

Front 3

Allegretto

Back 3

Moderately FAST tempo

Front 4

Allegro

Back 4

Fast Tempo

Front 5

Andante

Back 5

Moderately SLOW tempo

Front 6

Andantino

Back 6

Slightly faster than Andante

Front 7

A Tempo

Back 7

Return to the previous tempo

Front 8

Common Time ( C )

Back 8

Same as 4/4 time signature

Front 9

Cut Time ()

Back 9

Same as 2/2 time signature

Front 10

Crescendo (<)

Back 10

Get louder gradually

Front 11

D.C. (Da Capo) Al Coda

Back 11

Go back to the beginning; then skip to the Coda

Front 12

D.C. (Da Capo) Al Fine

Back 12

Go back to the beginning; then play until Fine

Front 13

Dimimuendo (>)

Back 13

Get softer gradually

Front 14

D.S. ( Dal Sengo ) Al Coda

Back 14

Go back to the Sign S then skip to the Coda

Front 15

D.S. ( Dal Sengo ) Al Fine

Back 15

Go back to the Sign S ; then play until Fine

Front 16

Enharmonics

Back 16

Any two notes that are written differently, but sound the same (F sharp = G flat)

Front 17

Fermata

Back 17

Hold the note longer

Front 18

Flat (b)

Back 18

Lowers the pitch of a note one half step

Front 19

Forte (f)

Back 19

Loud

Front 20

f - p

Back 20

Play loud the first time and soft the second time

Front 21

Fortissimo (ff)

Back 21

Very Loud

Front 22

Grace Note

Back 22

A Quick note, usually played just before the beat

Front 23

Half Step

Back 23

The Distance between and two adjacent keys on the piano

Front 24

Key Signature

Back 24

Indicates notes which are to be flatted or sharped throughout

Front 25

Largo

Back 25

Very Sloooooooooow

Front 26

Maestoso

Back 26

In a majestic style

Front 27

Mezzo Forte (mf)

Back 27

Medium Loud

Front 28

Mezzo Piano (mp)

Back 28

Medium soft

Front 29

Moderato

Back 29

Medium tempo

Front 30

Moltro Rit.

Back 30

Dramatically slow down the tempo

Front 31

Natural

Back 31

Cancels a flat or sharp until the next bar line

Front 32

Pianissimo (pp)

Back 32

Very soft

Front 33

Piano (p)

Back 33

Soft

Front 34

Ritardano (Rit.)

Back 34

Gradually slow down the tempo

Front 35

Sharp ( # )

Back 35

Raises the pitch of a note one half step

Front 36

Sforzando (sfz)

Back 36

A Strong Accent

Front 37

Staccato ( - )

Back 37

Play the note 1/2 its normal length

Front 38

Tenuto (--)

Back 38

Hold the note for its full value

Front 39

Transposing

Back 39

Rewriting the melody, beginning on a different starting pitch

Front 40

Vivace

Back 40

Very Fast Tempo

Front 41

Whole Step

Back 41

Two half steps