Lesson 1 Flashcards
1
Q
What does fortissimo mean?
A
Very loud
2
Q
What does forte mean?
A
Loud
3
Q
What does adagio mean?
A
Playing slowly
4
Q
What does allegro mean?
A
Fast
5
Q
What does andante mean?
A
Like a walking speed
6
Q
What does atonal mean?
A
No tone
7
Q
What does baritone mean?
A
Male voice singing in the middle range
8
Q
What year is the baroque era?
A
1600-1750
9
Q
What does chromatic mean?
A
Notes which don’t belong in the diatonic scale
10
Q
What’s a coda?
A
Tail end of a peice which usually expresses the end of the peice or another section is approaching
11
Q
What does cresendo mean?
A
Gradually Getting louder
12
Q
What does diminuendo mean?
A
Getting slower/quieter
13
Q
What does glissando mean?
A
To slide
14
Q
What’s a harmony?
A
Sounding of two or more notes at the same time
15
Q
What does largo mean?
A
Music usually slow in speed or broad in tempo
