Exam Study Flashcards

1
Q

What’s a fermata look like?

A

Semi-circle with circle inside above the staff

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2
Q

What does the dot next to a note indicate?

A

Play one and a half of the note’s original value

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3
Q

Crescendo

A

Increase in volume

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4
Q

Decrescendo

A

Decrease in volume

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5
Q

Del Segno (DS)

A

Repeat from point marked by sign

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6
Q

Da Capo (DC)

A

Repeat from beginning

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7
Q

Ritard

A

Slow down

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8
Q

Ritardando

A

Gradually slow down

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9
Q

Molto

A

Very

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10
Q

Tie

A

Connecting notes (no articulation)

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11
Q

Accelerando

A

Speed up

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12
Q

Dynamics

A

Variation in volume

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13
Q

Phrasing

A

Notes divided in a certain way

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14
Q

Articulation

A

How to play/separate notes

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15
Q

Legato

A

Smooth/connected notes

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16
Q

Staccato

A

Light and separated

17
Q

A tempo

A

Return to original speed

18
Q

Fine

A

End of the composition

19
Q

What’s a caesura look like?

A

Two slanted parallel lines on the top line of the staff

20
Q

What are the two parallel slashes called?

A

Caesura

21
Q

Semicircle with dot in the middle is called a…

A

Fermata