7th and 8th Grade Choir Vocabulary

What does the term adagio mean?

• slow tempo

• walking speed

• fast tempo

• soft

What does the term andante mean?

• slow tempo

• walking speed

• fast tempo

• loud

What does the term allegro mean?

• slow tempo

• walking speed

• fast tempo

• long and connected

What does the term legato mean?

• short and detached

• long and connected

• walking speed

• hold until the director cuts off

What does the term staccato mean?

• long and connected

• short and detached

• fast tempo

• slow down

What does the term ritardando or rit. mean?

• short and detached

• slow down

• fast tempo

• hold until the director cuts you off

What is the name of this symbol?

• ritardando

• repeat sign

• common time

• fermata

What does this symbol tell you to do?

• repeat

• hold

• cut off

• slow down

What does this image tell you to do?

• hold until the director cuts you off

• slow down

• be silent until the director cuts you off

• sing long and connected

What does the image next to the treble clef mean?

• common time 4/4

• common time 2/2

• cut time 4/4

• cut time 2/2