Details Title: Band - Semester Final Description: Music Terms and Symbols Total Flash Cards: 65 Created: 01/07/2007 13:40:34		New Users: To study from this flashcard set, or to create your own your own study flash cards, REGISTER HERE. Existing Users: CLICK HERE. Additional Music Flashcards
Cards in this set: Term A Tempo or Tempo 1 Definition Return to the original tempo. Term Accelerando (accel.) Definition Gradually faster. Term Accent (>) Definition A symbol used to indicate an emphasis on one or more notes. Term Sharp Definition Raises the pitch a half step. Term Flat Definition Lowers the pitch a half step. Term Natural Definition Cancels either a sharp or flat. Term Adagio Definition Very slow. Term Allegretto Definition Lively, but not too fast. Term Allegro Definition Fast. Term Andante Definition Medium slow. Term Breath Mark Definition Place to take a breath. Term Cantabile Definition In a singing style. Term Coda Definition A section added to a composition to form a conclusion or ending. Sign used to indicates where the coda begins. Term Common Time C Definition Another name for 4/4 time signature. Term Con Espressione (Con Espr.) Definition With expression. Term Con Moto Definition With motion; animated. Term Cut Time Definition 2/2; Notes and rests are half the value of those found in 4/4. Term Da Capo (D.C.) Definition A sign used to indicate that the composition is to be repeated from the beginning. Term D.C. al Fine Definition Repeat from the beginning and end at the word Fine. Term Dal Segna (D.S.) Definition Repeat from the sign. Term D.S. al Fine Definition Repeat from the sign and end at the word Fine. Term Diminuendo Definition Gradually softer. Term Dotted Half Note Definition 3 beats Term Dotted Quarter Note Definition 1.5 beats Term Duet Definition A composition for two performers of equal importance. Term Dynamics Definition Words, abbreviated words, or signs that indicate a degree of volume. Term Eighth Note or Eighth Rest Definition 1/2 beat. Term Enharmonic tones Definition Notes that sound the same but are spelled with different names. Term Fermata or Hold Definition When placed over a note, the note may be held for any number of beats. Term Fine Definition An Italian word meaning the end or the close. Term Forte (f) Definition Loud. Term Fortissimo (ff) Definition Very loud. Term Half Note Definition 2 beats. Term Harmony Definition A combination of tones that blend when sounded together. Term Legato Definition Notes are played smoothly and are connected. Term Lento Definition Very slow. Term Maestoso Definition Magestic, stately, grand. Term Major Definition A musical chord or scale sounding happy. Term Measure Repeat Sign (`/.) Definition Play the preceding measure again. Term Mezzo Forte (mf) Definition Medium loud. Term Mezzo Piano (mp) Definition Medium soft. Term Minor Definition Solemn and sad in sound. Term Moderato Definition Moderately. Term Pianissimo (pp) Definition Very soft. Term Piano (p) Definition Soft. Term Pick-up Notes Definition Notes that are a part of an imcomplete measure at the beginning of a piece. Term Poco a Poco Definition Little by little. Term Presto Definition Very fast. Term Quarter Note Definition 1 beat. Term Rallentando (rall.) Definition Gradually slower and broader. Term Rehearsal Marks Definition Numbers or letters used to identify places to begin within a composition. Term Repeat Sign Definition Repeat from the beginning of the piece or from the other reversed sign. Term Ritard (rit.) Definition Gradually slower. Term Sforzando (sfz) Definition A strong accent on a single note or chord. Term Sixteenth Note Definition 1/4 beats. Term Slur Definition A curved line that connects two or more notes of a different pitch. Term Sostenuto Definition Sustained. Term Staccato (stacc.) Definition Notes are played short and detached. Term Syncopation Definition A rhythmic figure that places the emphasis on the weak beat(s). Term Tempo Definition Rate of speed. Term Tenuto (ten.) Definition A slight rhythmic stress. Term Tie Definition A curved line that connects two or more notes of the same pitch. Term Triplets Definition Groups of three eighth notes to be played in one beat. Term Whole Note Definition 4 beats. Term Accidentals Definition Sign for raising or lowering the pitch of a note or for cancelling a previously applied sign.