Band Flashcards
1
Q
Tempo
A
the speed of music
2
Q
moderato
A
medium tempo
3
Q
andante
A
slow walking tempo
4
Q
allegro
A
quick and lively
5
Q
allegretto
A
fast, but not as fast as allegro
6
Q
adagio
A
slow tempo
7
Q
largo
A
very slow
8
Q
lento
A
extremely slow
9
Q
vivace
A
very fast
10
Q
presto
A
extremely fast
11
Q
enharmonics
A
notes that look different but sound the same
12
Q
molto
A
much
13
Q
poco
A
little
14
Q
meno
A
less
15
Q
piu
A
more
16
Q
accent
A
emphasize a note
17
Q
BPM
A
beats per minute
18
Q
capo
A
top
19
Q
crescendo
A
gradually get louder
20
Q
decrescendo
A
gradually get softer
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
dal
from the
26
con
with
27
senza
without
28
solo
1 person play
29
soli
sectional solo
30
tutti
everyone play
31
sengo
the sign
32
dolce
sweetly
33
legato
smooth and connected
34
mosso
motion
35
interval
the difference in pitch between 2 notes
36
tacet
silent; do not play
37
syncopation
stressing normally accented beats
38
rubato
"steal time" player takes liberties with tempo
39
Accidental
a symbol indicating a note that is an exception to the key signature
40
Natural Minor
flat 3rd, 6th, 7th
41
Harmonic Minor
flat 3rd, 6th
42
Modes in standard order
Ionian, Dorian, Phrygian, Lydian, Mixolydian, Aeolian, Locrian
43
ionian
major scale
44
dorian
flat 3rd, 7th
45
phrygian
flat 2rd, 3rd, 6th, 7th
46
lydian
sharp 4th
47
mixolydian
flat 7th
48
aeolian
natural minor
49
locrian
flat 2nd, 3rd, 5th, 6th, 7th
50
modes in order from lightest to darkest
lydian, ionian, mixolydian, dorian, aeolian, phrygian, locrian
