Terms Lessons 1-3

Question 1

Brace/bracket

Answer 1

Joins treble/bass clef staves to create the grand staff

Question 2

Pianissimo

Answer 2

Very soft

Question 3

Piano

Answer 3

Soft

Question 4

Mezzo piano

Answer 4

Medium soft

Question 5

Forte

Answer 5

Loud

Question 6

Mezzo forte

Answer 6

Medium loud

Question 7

Fortissimo

Answer 7

Very loud

Question 8

Crescendo

Answer 8

Getting louder

Question 9

Decrescendo

Answer 9

Getting softer

Question 10

Diminuendo

Answer 10

Getting softer

Question 11

Ledger line

Answer 11

Line added to accommodate notes above or below the staff

Question 12

Notehead

Answer 12

Round part of a note

Question 13

Stem

Answer 13

“Stick” part of the note

Question 14

Beam

Answer 14

Line that joins multiple notes (ex. Eighth notes)

Question 15

Tie

Answer 15

Curved line connecting two notes of the same pitch for their total number of beats

Question 16

Semitone

Answer 16

Half step; shortest distance between two notes on the keyboard

Question 17

Accidental

Answer 17

Sign placed in front of a note to raise or lower pitch

Flat, sharp, natural

Question 18

Chromatic semiton

Answer 18

Half step that keeps the same letter name

Question 19

Cantabile

Answer 19

In a singing style

Question 20

Grazioso

Answer 20

Graceful

Question 21

Dolce

Answer 21

Sweet, gentle

Question 22

Maestoso

Answer 22

Majestic

Question 23

una corda

Answer 23

Left pedal of piano

Softens or mellows the tone

Question 24

Sostenuto pedal

Answer 24

Middle pedal of the piano

Sustains any notes that are held down when the pedal is depressed

Question 25

Damper pedal

Sustain pedal

Answer 25

Prolongs and connects tones

Question 26

Ottava, 8ve

Answer 26

Interval of an octave

Question 27

Natural sign

Answer 27

Cancels a sharp or flat

Question 28

Sharp

Answer 28

Raises a note a half step (semitone)

Question 29

Flat

Answer 29

Lowers a note by a half step/semitone

Question 30

Con pedale
Con ped.
Ped.

Answer 30

Use the damper pedal

Question 31

Diatonic semitone

Answer 31

Semitone that uses a different letter name

Question 32

Enharmonic equivalent

Answer 32

Same pitch written with different notes

Question 33

Tempo

Answer 33

The speed at which music is performed

Question 34

Largo

Answer 34

Very slow and broad

A slow and solemn tempo

Question 35

Larghetto

Answer 35

Not as slow as largo;

Fairly slow and broad

Question 36

Adagio

Answer 36

Slow

Slower than andante, but not as slow as largo

Question 37

Lento

Answer 37

Slow

Question 38

Andante

Answer 38

Moderately slow; at a walking pace

Question 39

Andantino

Answer 39

A little faster than andante

Question 40

Moderato

Answer 40

At a moderate tempo

Question 41

Allegretto

Answer 41

Not as fast allegro; fairly fast

Question 42

Allegro

Answer 42

Fast

Question 43

Presto

Answer 43

Very fast

Question 44

Prestissimo

Answer 44

As fast as possible

Question 45

Accelerando

accel.

Answer 45

becoming quicker

Question 46

a tempo

Answer 46

return to the original tempo

Question 47

Fermata

Answer 47

A pause - hold the note or rest longer than its written value

Question 48

Rallentando, rall.

Answer 48

Slowing down

Question 49

Ritardando, rit.

Answer 49

Slowing down gradually

Question 50

Tempo primo, Tempo I

Answer 50

Return to the original tempo (after a slowing or accelerando)

Question 51

Staccato

Answer 51

Sharply detached

Question 52

Tenuto

Answer 52

Held, sustained (hold for the full value of the note)

Question 53

Marcato, marc.

Answer 53

Marked or stressed

Question 54

Accent

Answer 54

A stressed note

Question 55

Legato

Answer 55

Smooth

Question 56

Slur

Answer 56

Play notes legato (smoothly)

Question 57

Mano Destra, M.D.

Answer 57

Right hand

Question 58

Mano Sinistra M.S.

Answer 58

Left hand