Music Flashcards
Larghetto
Broad but not as slow
Adagio
But faster than largo
Tie
Joins two of the same notes together
Slur
Play smoothly from one note to the next
Accelerando
Accelerate it or speed up
P
Piano - quiet
F
Forte- loud
Pianissimo
Very quiet pp
Ff
Fortissimo very loud
Articulation
How you play the notes
- smoothly
- shortly
- accented
Ostinato
A musical pattern which repeats over and over again like the bass part
Imitation
A phrase repeated with little variation with 1 instrument or voice or two or more imitating each other
Sequence
Repeated phrase but changing the pitch
Repetition
Repeating a phrase
Brass instruments treble
Trumpet
French horn
Brass instruments bass
Trombone
Tuba
Woodwind
Flute Clarinet Piccolo Oboe Sax Bassoon
Bowing
Arco
Plucking
Pizzicato
Tremelo
Bow moved back and forward quickly
Percussion instruments
Tambourine Cymbals Snave drum Bass drum Bongo Triangle Maracas Slaybells Timbales
Vibrato
Wobble the note
Largo
Broad and slow
Perfect
Makes music sound finished