Brainscape's Knowledge GenomeTM

Browse over 1 million classes created by top students, professors, publishers, and experts.


See full index

school > Choir Term Midterm Review > Flashcards

Choir Term Midterm Review Flashcards

1
Q

Pianissimo

A

Very soft, symbol pp

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
2
Q

Piano

A

Soft, symbol p

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
3
Q

Mezzo Piano

A

(mp) Medium soft

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
4
Q

Mezzo Forte

A

Medium loud (mf)

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
5
Q

forte

A

loud (f)

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
6
Q

fortissimo

A

Very loud (ff)

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
7
Q

Crescendo

A

Gradually get louder (<)

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
8
Q

decrescendo

A

Gradually get softer (>)

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
9
Q

diminuendo

A

Gradually get softer (dim.)

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
10
Q

subito

A

Suddenly (usually sub. p= get soft suddenly)

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
11
Q

Tempo

A

Speed

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
12
Q

Ritardando

A

Get slower (rit. or ritard.)

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
13
Q

Rallentando

A

Get slower (rall.)

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
14
Q

Rubato

A

Slow down expressively with flexible tempo (rub.)

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
15
Q

Molto ritardando

A

Get a LOT slower (molto rit.)

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
16
Q

Poco ritardando or poco a poco

A

Get a little slower or little by little get slower (Poco rit. Or poco a poco rit.)

17
Q

accelerando

A

Get faster (accel.)

18
Q

A tempo

A

Return to original speed.

19
Q

Fermata

A

Hold

20
Q

Caesura

A

Stop

21
Q

Articulation

A

Style

22
Q

Legato

A

Smooth

23
Q

Staccato

A

Disconnected, short

24
Q

accent

A

give note a punch

25
Q

tie

A

combine the length of two of the same pitches

26
Q

slur

A

connect smoothly between two or more different pitches

27
Q

sforzando

A

Big accent (sfz)

28
Q

Tenuto

A

Give full length

29
Q

Unison

A

All sing the same pitches and rhythm (unis.)

30
Q

Syncopation or syncopated

A

Note that falls “off beat”

31
Q

diphthong

A

Words with more than one vowel sound

32
Q

Repeat signs

A

Repeat back to the beginning or to the forward facing repeat sign (|: :|)

33
Q

Sharp

A

Raises the pitch by ½ step (#)

34
Q

Flat

A

Lowers the pitch by ½ step (b)

35
Q

natural

A

cancels a sharp of flat

36
Q

Accidental

A

Sharp, flat or natural not in the key signature

37
Q

Chromatic

A

Movement by half steps up or down

school (7 decks)

Brainscape helps you reach your goals faster, through stronger study habits.
© 2024 Bold Learning Solutions. Terms and Conditions