Form, Timbre, and Musical Expressions

This symbol stands for ____ and means _____.

• mezzo forte

  medium loud

• messy Ford

  clean your car

• mezzo forte

  loud

• mezzo piano

  medium

Overall structure of a piece of music.

• allegro

• dynamic

• form

• staccato

This term means "short and separated".

• legato

• forte

• crescendo

• staccato

Conveys the main message or theme of the song and is repeated several times.

• chorus

• verse

• rondo

• title

This symbol stands for ____ and means ____.

• Ford

  Go

• forte

  loud

• fort

  fortify

• forte

  quietly

This symbol stands for _____ and means _____.

• more pathetic

  softer

• mostly piano

  shhh!

• mezzo piano

  medium soft

• mezzo piano

  more softly

If you see a " > " over a note, you should _____.

• play/sing it with emphasis

• ignore that note

• play/sing the note short

• play/sing the note softer

Gradually decreasing in volume.

• crescendo

• decrescendo

• accent

• diminuendo

Gradually increasing in volume

• crescendo

• decrescendo

• accent

• diminuendo

Music term indicated by a "p", which means "soft".

• forte

• pianissimo

• piano

• mezzo