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60 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
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return to original speed
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a tempo
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gradually increase the tempo
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accelerando
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attack the note louder
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accent
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lengthen the note
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allargando
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sharp, flat, or natural
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accidentals
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quickly and lively
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allegro
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moderately slow
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andante
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notes of a chord played one at a time
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arpeggio
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type of attack used to play a note or a group of notes
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articulation
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divides the music staff into measures
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bar line
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F Clef; read by bassoon, trombone, baritone, tuba, and timpani
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bass clef
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take a breath
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breath mark
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scale of half steps
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chromatic scale
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same as 4/4
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common time
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gradually play louder
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crescendo
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a time signature indicating two counts in each measure, the half note gets one count 2/2
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cut time
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go back to the beginning and play until the coda sign; when you reach the coda sign, skip to the coda
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da capo al coda
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go back to the beginning and play to the fine
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da capo al fine
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go back to the sign and play until the fine
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da segno al fine
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gradually play softer
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decrescendo
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part of the section plays the top notes and part of the section plays the bottom notes
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divisi
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marks the end of the music
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double bar
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loudness and softness of music
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dynamics
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the formation of the lips and tongue to play an instrument
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embouchure
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notes that sound the same but are written differently
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enharmonics
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hold the note or rest longer than its normal value
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fermata
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lowers the pitch of a note 1/2 step
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flat
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loud
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forte
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very loud
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fortissimo
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a sixty-fourth note
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hemidemisemiquaver
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the use of three notes of equal duration in a bar alternating with two notes of equal value, bars alternating between 6/8 and 3/4
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hemiola
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distance between two notes
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interval
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sharps or flats stated right after the clef; change certain notes throughout a piece of music
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key signature
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slow
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largo
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short line used to extend the staff
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ledger line
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play as smooth as possible
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legato
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rest the number of measures indicated
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long rest
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space between two bar lines; also known as a "bar"
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measure
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medium loud
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mezzo forte
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medium soft
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mezzo piano
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moderate speed
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moderato
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cancels a flat or sharp
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natural
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musical thought or sentence
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phrase
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soft
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piano
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note or notes that come before the first full measure
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pick-up notes
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repeat from beginning or repeat section of music between repeat signs
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repeat sign
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gradually slow the tempo
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ritardando
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collection of pitches arranged from lowest to highest or highest to lowest
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scale
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raises the pitch of a note a 1/2 step
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sharp
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curved line that connects two or more notes of different pitches
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slur
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whole section or a group of people play
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soli
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one person plays
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solo
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a dot placed above or below a note meaning to play short and detached
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staccato
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lines and spaces on which music is written
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staff
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speed of music
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tempo
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curved line that connects two notes of the same pitch
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tie
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top number tells you number of counts in each measure; bottome number tells you the type of note that recieves one count
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time signature
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G clef; read by flute, oboe, clarinets, saxophones, trumpet, French horn, and mallet percussion
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treble clef
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everyone plays
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tutti
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everyone plays the same notes and rhythms
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unison
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