Musical Terms

accelerando

• gradually faster

• slow

• quickly, cheerfully

• walking speed

adagio

• gradually faster

• slow

• quickly, cheerfully

• walking speed

allegro

• gradually faster

• slow

• quickly, cheerfully

• walking speed

andante

• gradually faster

• slow

• quickly, cheerfully

• walking speed

accidental

• flat, sharp or natural sign

• manner in which a not is performed

• introduction given before a piece of music is performed

• three or more notes played together

articulation

• flat, sharp or natural sign

• manner in which a not is performed

• introduction given before a piece of music is performed

• three or more notes played together

count off

• flat, sharp or natural sign

• manner in which a not is performed

• introduction given before a piece of music is performed

• three or more notes played together

chord

• flat, sharp or natural sign

• manner in which a not is performed

• introduction given before a piece of music is performed

• three or more notes played together

chromatic

• scale of entirely half steps

• gradually loud to soft

• two notes that sound the same but spelled differently

• treble & bass clef connected with a brace

diminuendo (dim)

• scale of entirely half steps

• gradually loud to soft

• two notes that sound the same but spelled differently

• treble & bass clef connected with a brace