Band Final 2013 Flashcards by Nina Blue | Brainscape

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What does D.S. mean?

A

Dal sengo

or

go to the sign

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What does D. C. mean?

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Da capo

or

Go to the beginning

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What does al coda mean?

A

To the coda

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What does al fine mean?

A

To the word “fine”

Pronounced “fee-nay”

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What is a tie?

A

No rearticulation between the same two notes

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What is a slur?

A

No rearticulation between two different notes

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What is staccato?

A

Separated

Something that happens to notes; opposite of legato

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What is legato?

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Smooth and connected;

the opposite of staccato

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What is tenuto?

A

Hold the full value of the note;

The default articulation for wind players

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What does sfz mean?

A

Strong and sudden attack on a note or chord;

Sforzando

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What is an accent?

A

Attack the beginning of a note

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What is an articulation?

A

How you play a note

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Cresc. (Crescendo) poco a poco

A

Get louder, little by little

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What is a decrescendo?

A

Gradually get softer;

Can also be written dim. Or diminuendo

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What is a crescendo?

A

Gradually get louder

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What does ff mean?

A

Fortissimo; very loud

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What does f mean?

A

Forte; loud

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What does mf mean?

A

Mezzo forte; medium loud

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What does mp mean?

A

Mezzo piano; medium soft

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What does p mean?

A

Piano; soft

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What does pp mean?

A

Pianissimo; very soft

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What are dynamics?

A

That volume of the notes

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What does maestoso mean?

A

Stately and majestic (grand and slow)

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What does rit. mean?

A

Ritardando; slowing down

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What does moderato mean?

A

Medium

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What does stately mean?

A

Moderately slow

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What does andante mean?

A

Walking (medium)

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What does allegro mean?

A

Fast

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What is tempo?

A

At what speed you play the notes