Vocab Master List

Front

Loud dynamic level

Back

Forte

Front

directions to a performer typically through symbols that indicate characteristics of the attack, duration, and decay of a given note

Back

articulation

Front

What is the underlying steady pulse present in most music? Options: repertoire, arpeggio, key signature, beat

Back

beat

Front

level or range of loudness of a sound or sounds

Back

dynamics

Front

What is the term for singing or playing the correct pitch in tune? Options: phrase, intonation, slur, a capella

Back

intonation

Front

Without stopping, repeat the section of music enclosed by the repeat signs

Back

Repeat Sign

Front

the main tune or theme of a song

Back

melody

Front

Medium soft/medium loud

Back

Mezzo piano/mezzo forte dynamic

Front

musical segment with a clear beginning and ending, comparable to a simple sentence or clause in written text

Back

phrase

Front

Soft dynamic level

Back

Piano