Music Terms

Little by little

• Forte

• Poco a poco

• Sharp

• Legato

A Whole step is... Choose all correct answers

• Moving half a step

• Moving two semi-tones away

• moving up to the next tone

• moving a semi-tone

A musical sentence

• Forte

• Piano

• Phrase

• Sharp

Pick up note or upbeat at the beginning of a piece which precedes the first full measure

• Tacet

• Divisi

• Anacrusis

• Ritard

To rest; omit this section

• Accent

• Phrase

• Soli

• Tacet

Light, separated; played in a detached style

• Dolce

• Legato

• Staccato

• Forte

A hold or pause; indicates that a note or rest is to be held longer

• Flat

• Natural

• Fermata

• Forte

Gradually increase in volume

• Crescendo

• Dynamic

• Decrescendo

• Legato

Scale:

• A song played in a major key

• A song played in a minor key

• Two Chords played together

• Pattern of notes in a specified key

Indicates that a note is to be played with emphasis

• Flat

• Solo

• Accent

• Staccato