Flashcards: band vocab
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thecowgoesmoo on May 22, 2008
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Latin words for music class
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Italian | English |
|---|---|
 measure | segment of music divided by bar lines |
| double bar lines | indicates the end of a piece |
| staff | five evenly spaced horizontal lines |
| ledger lines | lines above or below the staff |
| time signature | tells how many beats are in each measure and what kind of note gets one beat |
| bass clef | f clef |
| treble clef | g clef |
| key signature | tells you what key the piece is in |
| sharp | raises the pitch by 1/2 a step |
| flat | lowers the pitch by 1/2 a step |
| natural | note is not flat or sharp/cancels flat or sharp |
| accidentals | sharps, flats, and naturals |
| 4 | beats a whole note gets (4/4) |
| 1 | beats a quarter note gets (4/4) |
| 2 | beats a half note gets (4/4) |
| tie | curved line connecting notes of same pitch |
| slur | curved line connecting notes of different pitch |
| Play through 1st ending, repeat strain, play through 2nd ending | What does 1st and 2nd ending tell you? |
| octave | interval between 1st and 8th degrees of a diatonic scale |
| breath mark | indicates to take a breath |
| D.C. Al Fine | go back to beginning of piece & play until you reach FINE |
| Fine | finish, the end |
| chromatic scale | sequence of notes in half steps |
| fermata | hold |
| scale | series of notes that follow a definite pattern of half/whole steps |
| chord | combination of different tones |
| unison | all instruments playing same tone/same tone in octaves |
| melody | the tune of a piece |
| D.C. (Da Capo) | Go back to beginning of piece |
| D.S. Al Fine | Go back to the sign |
| accent | stress/emphasis |
| staccato | short, separated |
| tenuto | notes played with full value |
| marcato | marked, well accented |
| legato | sustained, broad |
| S.I.M. | similar/keep playing in similar manner |
| interval | distance between two notes |
| etude | study/exercise piece written to improve technique |
| trio | composition of 3 players |
| quartet | composition of 4 players |
| duet | composition of 2 players |
| solo | performing alone |
| quintet | composition of 5 players |
| cadenza | solo passage played with freedom |
| dolce | sweetly |
| coda | ending of a passage |
| embouchure | lip muscles used in producing a tone on an instrument |
| dynamics | volume of music |
| tempo | time, pace of music |
| atempo | resume original tempo |
| piano (p) | soft |
| mezzo piano (mp) | moderately soft |
| pianissimo (pp) | very soft |
| sforzando (sfz) | played with force |
| mezzo forte (mf) | moderately loud |
| fortissimo (ff) | very loud |
| forte (f) | loud |
| grave | very slow, solemn |
| largo | slow |
| adagio | slowly and leisurely |
| lento | slowly |
| andante | moderately slow |
| andantino | slightly faster than andante |
| moderato | moderately |
| allegro moderato | moderately fast |
| allegro | fast, lively |
| presto | very fast |
| decrescendo | gradually getting softer |
| diminuendo | gradually getting softer (other term) |
| crescendo | gradually getting louder |
| morendo | dying away |
| ritardando | gradually getting slower and slower |
| rallentando | gradually getting slower |
| accelerando | gradually getting faster |