Choir Final

Question 1

A cappella

Answer 1

Without accompaniment

Question 2

Legato

Answer 2

Smooth or connected

Question 3

Dissonance

Answer 3

Clashing notes/ two notes right next to one another

Question 4

Accidentals

Answer 4

Sharps, flats, or natural signs used to raise, lower, or return a note to its normal pitch

Question 5

Flat

Answer 5

Lowers a note by a half step

Question 6

Sharp

Answer 6

Raises a note by a half step

Question 7

Natural

Answer 7

Returns a note to its normal pitch

Question 8

Rest

Answer 8

A period of silence

Question 9

Accelerando

Answer 9

Becoming gradually faster

Question 10

Ritardando

Answer 10

Becoming gradually slower

Question 11

Decrescendo

Answer 11

Gradually becoming quieter

Question 12

Crescendo

Answer 12

Gradually becoming louder

Question 13

Staccato

Answer 13

“Detached”, short separated notes

Question 14

Caesura

Answer 14

A longer pause or break

Question 15

Fermata

Answer 15

A hold or pause

Question 16

Accent

Answer 16

To emphasize or stress a note

Question 17

Dynamics

Answer 17

How loud or quiet you sing/play a note

Question 18

P: piano

Answer 18

Quiet

Question 19

mp: mezzo piano

Answer 19

Medium quiet

Question 20

mf: mezzo forte

Answer 20

Medium loud

Question 21

f: forte

Answer 21

Loud

Question 22

Top number of time signature

Answer 22

How many beats per measure

Question 23

Bottom number of time signature

Answer 23

What note gets the beat