Band Flashcards

1
Q

Tempo

A

the speed of music

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2
Q

moderato

A

medium tempo

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3
Q

andante

A

slow walking tempo

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4
Q

allegro

A

quick and lively

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5
Q

allegretto

A

fast, but not as fast as allegro

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6
Q

adagio

A

slow tempo

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7
Q

largo

A

very slow

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8
Q

lento

A

extremely slow

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9
Q

vivace

A

very fast

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10
Q

presto

A

extremely fast

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11
Q

enharmonics

A

notes that look different but sound the same

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12
Q

molto

A

much

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13
Q

poco

A

little

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14
Q

meno

A

less

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15
Q

piu

A

more

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16
Q

accent

A

emphasize a note

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17
Q

BPM

A

beats per minute

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18
Q

capo

A

top

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19
Q

crescendo

A

gradually get louder

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20
Q

decrescendo

A

gradually get softer

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21
Q

fine

A

the end

22
Q

pitch

A

the highness or lowness of a note

23
Q

pulse

A

consistent heartbeat of the music

24
Q

al

A

to the

25
Q

dal

A

from the

26
Q

con

A

with

27
Q

senza

A

without

28
Q

solo

A

1 person play

29
Q

soli

A

sectional solo

30
Q

tutti

A

everyone play

31
Q

sengo

A

the sign

32
Q

dolce

A

sweetly

33
Q

legato

A

smooth and connected

34
Q

mosso

A

motion

35
Q

interval

A

the difference in pitch between 2 notes

36
Q

tacet

A

silent; do not play

37
Q

syncopation

A

stressing normally accented beats

38
Q

rubato

A

“steal time” player takes liberties with tempo

39
Q

Accidental

A

a symbol indicating a note that is an exception to the key signature

40
Q

Natural Minor

A

flat 3rd, 6th, 7th

41
Q

Harmonic Minor

A

flat 3rd, 6th

42
Q

Modes in standard order

A

Ionian, Dorian, Phrygian, Lydian, Mixolydian, Aeolian, Locrian

43
Q

ionian

A

major scale

44
Q

dorian

A

flat 3rd, 7th

45
Q

phrygian

A

flat 2rd, 3rd, 6th, 7th

46
Q

lydian

A

sharp 4th

47
Q

mixolydian

A

flat 7th

48
Q

aeolian

A

natural minor

49
Q

locrian

A

flat 2nd, 3rd, 5th, 6th, 7th

50
Q

modes in order from lightest to darkest

A

lydian, ionian, mixolydian, dorian, aeolian, phrygian, locrian