Winter Concert Terminology/Symbols Review

How would a player play a "Staccato" note?

• Smooth and Connected (legagto)

• Short and separated (light)

• Emphasized

• Loud

How would a player play an "accented" note?

• Smooth and Connected (legagto)

• Short and separated (light)

• Emphasized

• Loud

How would a play play a "slurred" note?

• Smooth and Connected (legagto)

• Short and separated (light)

• Emphasized

• Loud

This is when a section of music is divided into 2 or more parts.

• Divisi

• Fermata

• Ritardando

• 1st & 2nd Ending

This tells the player to gradually slow the tempo down.

• Divisi

• Fermata

• Ritardando

• 1st & 2nd Ending

This tells the player to perform a section of music again.

• Divisi

• Fermata

• Ritardando

• 1st & 2nd Ending

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

• Divisi

• Fermata

• Ritardando

• 1st & 2nd Ending

This places the pulse of the music on a weak beat.

• Motif

• Syncopation

• Accidental

• Moderato

This is a shortened musical phrase that is recurrent in the piece of music.

• Motif

• Syncopation

• Accidental

• Moderato

This is a shortened musical phrase that is recurrent in the piece of music.

• Motif

• Syncopation

• Accidental

• Moderato