Band terms Flashcards
Pitch
How high or low
Tempo
How fast or slow
Moderato
moderate, middle
Andante
walking
Adagio
slow (one of the slowest)
Presto
extremely fast
Accelerando
gradually fast
Ritardando
slow down
Allegro moderato
slightly slower than allegro
Allegro
Fast, quickly, bright
Vivace
lively with energy (fastest)
Dynamics
how loud or soft
Pianissimo
very soft
Mezzo Forte
moderately loud
Mezzo Piano
moderately soft
Piano
soft
Forte
loud
Crescendo
increase in loudness
Fortissimo
very loud
Decrescendo
decrease in loudness
Articulation
How each note is played
Staccato
short detached (.)
Legato
smooth and together )
Tenuto
full length (-)
Accent
emphasize (>)
Marcato
very accented (^)
Slur
smooth (different notes)
Tie
same notes (basically create a longer note)
Accidental
, ♭, ♮
Beethoven
orchestra
Scott Joplin
ragtime
Duke Ellington
jazz
J.P. Sousa
march
John Williams
modern orchestra
Arpeggio
a broken chord, or a chord in which individual notes are struck one by one, rather than all together at once.
1-3-5
major chord