| Term | Definition |
|---|
| pp- Pianissimo | very soft |
| p- Piano | soft |
| mp- mezzo piano | moderately soft |
| mf- mezzo forte | moderately loud |
| f- forte | loud |
| ff- fortissimo | very loud |
| cresc- crescendo | get louder |
| dim- diminuendo | get softer |
| slur | a curved line over two or more notes, indicating they are to be played smoothly |
| rall- rallentando | growing slower and slower |
| accel- accelerando | growing faster and faster |
| a tempo | back to the original tempo |
| unis- unison | all parts together |
| poco | a little |
| fermata | indicates the prolongation of a note at the directors discretion |
| rit- ritardando | slow down |
| tempo | the speed of a piece of music |
| staccato | detached, separated |
| accent | a stress, or added emphasis on a note |
| sfz-sforzando | to play with a marked or sudden emphasis |
| glissando | a smooth gliding from one tone to another |
| dolce | sweetly |
| legato | smoothly |
| tenuto | held, stretched |
| form | the order, or outline of a piece of music |
| Time Signature | a marking which tells you the beats in a measure |
| Key Signature | the sharps or flats at the head of a staff |
| Dynamics | the varying or contrasting degrees of loudness |
| Composer | the writer of the music |
| Lyricist | the writer of the words |
| Voicing | the different vocal parts in a piece of music |
| Instrumentation | the different instruments in a piece of music |
| Copyright | indicates the legal owner of the piece of music |
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