Winter Concert Terminology Review

How is a "staccato" note played in music?

• Smooth and Connected (legato)

• Short and detached (light)

• Emphasized

• Long

How is an "accent" played in music?

• Smooth and Connected (legato)

• Short and detached (light)

• Emphasized

• Long

How is a slur played in music?

• Smooth and Connected (legato)

• Short and detached (light)

• Emphasized

• Long

This separates the instrumental section into two or more parts.

• Divisi

• Fermata

• Ritardando

• Accidental

This tells the player to gradually slow down the tempo.

• Divisi

• Fermata

• Ritardando

• Accidental

This tells the player to hold the note longer than its usual value.

• Divisi

• Fermata

• Ritardando

• Accidental

Brackets that are used to indicated different endings for a repeated section in music.

• Syncopation

• Motif (in music)

• Accidental

• 1st and 2nd Ending

This is a shortened musical phrase that repeats throughout a piece of music.

• Syncopation

• Motif (in music)

• Accidental

• 1st and 2nd Ending

This is a note or pitch that is not included in the given key signature.

• Syncopation

• Motif (in music)

• Accidental

• 1st and 2nd Ending

This is when a the emphasis (accents) of a rhythm shifts to the "off beat" or "weak" beat.

• Syncopation

• Motif (in music)

• Accidental

• 1st and 2nd Ending