Music Vocabulary

Question 1

accent

Answer 1

emphasize the note

Question 2

accidental

Answer 2

symbol that alters the pitch of a note until the end of the measure

Question 3

Allegro

Answer 3

fast tempo

Question 4

anacrusis or pick-up

Answer 4

music that comes before the first full measure of a piece

Question 5

Andante

Answer 5

walking tempo; slower than Moderato

Question 6

arpeggio

Answer 6

notes of a chord sounded one after another

Question 7

articulation

Answer 7

type of attack used to play a note or group of notes

Question 8

bar line

Answer 8

divides the staff into measures

Question 9

breath mark

Answer 9

take a breath

Question 10

cautionary or courtesy accidental

Answer 10

reminder that the bar line has canceled an accidental

Question 11

chord

Answer 11

two or more notes sounded at the same time

Question 12

chromatic scale

Answer 12

scale of 12 ascending or descending half steps

Question 13

closing

Answer 13

last measures of a composition, often containing new material added to give a feeling of finality

Question 14

common time

Answer 14

means the same as 4/4

Question 15

comsposition

Answer 15

creation of music that can be performed later, usually from written notation

Question 16

crescendo

Answer 16

gradually louder