Quarter 1 Vocabulary

Tempo means

• How fast or slow the music is performed/The speed of the beat

• How loud or soft a pitch sounds

• Something to do with music

• How each note is emphasized

Presto means

• slow

• short and separated

• fast

• hold the note longer than normal

Adagio means

• slow

• fast

• loud

• soft/quiet

Dynamics means

• How fast or slow the music is performed/The speed of the beat

• How loud or soft a pitch sounds

• Something to do with music

• How each note is emphasized

Piano means

• loud

• soft/quiet

• smooth and connected

• slow

Forte means

• loud

• soft

• short and separated

• smooth and connected

Decrescendo means

• loud

• soft

• gradually get louder

• gradually get softer/quieter

Crescendo means

• loud

• soft

• gradually get louder

• gradually get softer/quieter

Articulation means

• Something to do with music

• How each note is emphasized

• How loud or soft/quiet a pitch sounds

• How fast or slow the music is performed/The speed of the beat

Staccato means

• smooth and connected

• short and separated

• Gradually get louder

• hold the note longer than normal