Vocab Words Part 2 Flashcards
Tie
A curved line that joins to notes of the same pitch
Slur
A curved line that joins two notes of a different pitch
Sharp
Raises the pitch of a note by half a step and remains in effect for the entire measure
Enharmonic
The same not as in gsharp or aflat
Chromatic
A scale of half steps
D.c al fine
Go back to the beginning of the song and play until the fine
D.s al fine
Go back to the sigma and play until the fine
Ritardando
Slow down
Fermata
Hold the note until the conductor moves on
Moderato
A moderate tempo
Measure
The space between two bar lines
Double bar
Placed at the end of a section or song
Time signature
Defines the number of beats in each measure and what kind I’d note gets one beat
Staccato
A symbol that shows the performer to cut a note short
Tenuto
A symbol the indicates to play a note of its full Value or long
Trill
To move rapidly between two notes
Sforzando
Very heavy accent
Clef sign
Defines the letter names of the lines and spaces of the staff
Bass clef
Used by instruments the lower than middle C on the piano
Treble clef
Used by instruments the sound above middle C on the piano
Solo
One person plays
Soli
An entire section plays
Tutti
Everyone plays
Intonation
Matching pitch precisely , playing in time
Poco a poco
Little by little
Accelerando
Getting gradually faster
Baton
Used by the conductor to direct the band and keep the tempo
