Choir 1St Semester Final

Front 1

Allegro

Back 1

Fast walking tempo

Front 2

A tempo

Back 2

Perform the music at the original starting tempo

Front 3

Rallentando

Back 3

Gradually getting slower

Front 4

Ritardando

Back 4

Gradually become slower

Front 5

Adagio

Back 5

Slow

Front 6

Adante

Back 6

Slow walking tempo

Front 7

Moderato

Back 7

Medium walking tempo

Front 8

Tempo

Back 8

The speed that the music should be played

Front 9

Lento

Back 9

Slowly

Front 10

Rubato

Back 10

Irregular, free tempo

Front 11

Accelerando

Back 11

Gradually get faster

Front 12

Dolce

Back 12

Sweetly and gently

Front 13

Maestoso

Back 13

Majestic or dignified

Front 14

Vivace

Back 14

Quickly and lively

Front 15

Grave

Back 15

Slowly and seriously

Front 16

Prestissimo

Back 16

As fast as possible

Front 17

Legato

Back 17

Smooth and connected

Front 18

Staccato

Back 18

Short and detached

Front 19

Presto

Back 19

Very fast

Front 20

Poco a poco

Back 20

Little by little

Front 21

Harmony

Back 21

The sound of 2 or more tones being played at the same time

Front 22

Unison

Back 22

All voices sing/play at the same time

Front 23

Canon

Back 23

Voices sing the same melody at different times

Front 24

Chord

Back 24

2 or more notes played at the same time

Front 25

Descant

Back 25

A line of music played above an existing theme

Front 26

Key Signature

Back 26

Sharp or flat symbols placed at the beginning of a staff line

Front 27

Time signature

Back 27

The numbers written on a staff to indicate the meter. The top number tells how many beats are in a measure and the bottom tells what kind of note gets the beat

Front 28

Fermata

Back 28

To hold or pause, to watch the director

Front 29

Natural

Back 29

Cancels the sharp or flat

Front 30

Accidental

Back 30

An added flat, sharp, or natural that is not in the key signature

Front 31

Double bar

Back 31

2 bar lines together that symbolize the end of a section or piece

Front 32

Eighth note

Back 32

Gets 1/2 beat

Front 33

Quarter rest

Back 33

One beat of silence

Front 34

Quarter note

Back 34

Gets one beat

Front 35

Whole note

Back 35

Gets four beats

Front 36

Half note

Back 36

Gets 2 beats

Front 37

Grace note

Back 37

A short, quick note played just before the main note

Front 38

Diminuendo

Back 38

To gradually get softer

Front 39

Sforzando

Back 39

Forceful accent immediately by piano

Front 40

Order of Sharps

Back 40

F C G D A E B

Front 41

Order of flats

Back 41

B E A D G C F