Final Flashcards
What is Piano and its signature?
Piano=Soft=p
What is Forte and its signature?
Forte=Loud=f
What is Mezzo Piano and its signature?
Mezzo Piano=moderately soft=mp
What is Mezzo Forte and its signature?
Mezzo Forte=moderately loud=mf
What is Pianissimo and its signature?
Pianissimo=very soft=pp
What is Fortissimo and its signature?
Fortissimo=very loud=ff
Crescendo means….
Gradually louder
Diminuendo or decrescendo means…
Gradually softer
Largo in music means
Very slow
Adagio in music means
Slow
Moderato in music means
Moderately
Andante in music means
Moving along/walking speed
Allegro in music means
Quickly/Cheerfully
Vivace in music means
Lively & fast
Ritardando or rit. means
Gradually slower
Accelerando or accel. in music means
Gradually faster
What does Staccato’s signature look like and mean?
Play a short and detached note. {Means “detached” in Italian.} Signature=a period right beneath note
What does the Accent signature look like and mean?
Play a note louder with special emphasis.
Signature=a greater or lesser than sign right beneath note
What does the Sforzando signature look like and mean?
A sudden strong accent. {Means “forcing” in Italian.}
Signature=sf or sFz
What does the Tenuto signature look like and mean?
Hold a note for its full value. {Means “held” in Italian.}
Signature= a dash right beneath a note
What does the Fermata signature look like and mean?
Hold a note longer than its normal value {approx. 2x the normal duration}.
Signature=half circle with period over note
Odd or Even
A step of 2 notes from SPACE to LINE will always be…
Even
Odd or Even
A step of 2 notes from LINE to LINE will always be…
Odd
When you have 2 notes and can’t tell if they are steps or an octave, how do you find out?
You count the number of lines and spaces starting from the very 1st note all the way to where the 2nd note is to find out whether it is a step or octave.
What is an octave?
It is a note that is the same exact note only in a higher or lower place on the staff line.
The Treble Cleft can also be called the…
G Cleft
The Bass Cleft can also be called the…
F Cleft
