General Concepts Flashcards
Name the slowest tempo of music
Adagio
Name the fastest tempo of music
Allegro
Name a medium tempo
Andante/Moderato
What is an ornament
Decorations to a piece of music
Name at least one type of ornament
- Trill
- Grace notes
What is a major key
A “happy” sounding key
What is a minor key
A “sad” sounding key
What is the difference between perfect and imperfect cadence
Perfect cadence sounds finished whereas imperfect does not.
What is an arpeggio?
A broken chord - a scale featuring I, III, V, VIII
What is the difference between simple and compound time?
Simple time is counted in crotchets or pairs of quavers, compound time is counted in dotted crotchets or trios of quavers
What is the term for the tempo speeding up
Accelerando
What is the name for the tempo slowing down
Rallentando
Order the following from loudest to quietest:
- mp
- ff
- mf
- p
- pp
- f
- ff
- f
- mf
- mp
- p
- pp
