Download STUDY GUIDE dynamics tempo articulation

STUDY GUIDE
(Test on Monday, April 4, 2011)
VOCABULARY
 DYNAMICS: How LOUD or soft you
play.
 TEMPO: How fast or sss lll ooo www you
play (the speed).
 ARTICULATION: The way the notes are
connected or s e p a r a t e d.
EXAMPLES
 DYNAMICS:
o Fortissimo (ff): very loud
o Forte (f): loud
o Mezzo forte (mf): medium loud
o Mezzo piano (mp): medium soft
o Piano (p): soft
o Pianissimo (pp): very soft
 TEMPO:
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Largo: very slow
Adagio: slow
Andante: walking pace (moderately slow)
Moderato: moderate/medium
Allegro: fast
Vivace: lively
Presto: very fast

ARTICULATION
o Accents (>): emphasize the note (oomph!)
o Slur (
): connect the notes (different
pitches)
o Tie (
): connect two notes that are
the same pitch
o Legato (
): the notes are barely
separated
o Tenuto (
): the notes are full length
o Staccato (
): space between the notes
(short notes)
For the test, you should be able to:
 Sort different symbols into the proper categories. For
example: Allegro goes in the Tempo category. mf goes in
the Dynamics category.
 Identify different symbols. For example: f stands for forte.
> is an accent mark.
 Give definitions for different terms or symbols. For
example: mezzo forte means medium soft. Allegro means
fast. (
) means the note is short or separated.
Don’t freak out! All of this occurs in music CONSTANTLY and we
work on it EVERY DAY!!! Use the knowledge that you already
have!!! GOOD LUCK!!!!! 