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CFA I Definitions 1-77 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. 32. 33. 34. 35. 36. 37. 38. A tempo: The Italian term indicating to return to the original tempo Accelerando: The Italian word indicating to gradually speed up Accent: indicates the note is to be sung with extra force of stress. Accidentals: Sharps, flats or naturals occurring in a piece of music that are not in a key signature Allegro: The Italian word indicating a fast tempo Alto: The lowest female singing voice Andante: A moderately slow walking tempo Bar Line – a notation symbol that divides the staff into measures Bass Clef: mainly used by the men and is also called the F clef. Bass: The lowest male singing voice Bb Major: The key signature indicating that ‘B,’ and ‘E’ are flat C Major: The key signature indicating no sharps or flats Clef: a musical symbol used to indicate the pitch of written notes Coda: The Italian term referring to a concluding portion of a composition Crescendo: to gradually become louder. D Major: The key signature indicating ‘F,’ and ‘C’ are sharp. D. S. al Fine: The direction sign in music that means to return to the sign and continue to the end D.C. al Fine: The direction sign in music that means to go to the beginning of the piece and sing to the ending Decrescendo: to gradually become softer. Dotted Half Note – a note that receives 3 beats of sound in 4/4 time Dotted half rest: A rest that receives 3 beats of silence in 4/4 time Double Bar Line – a notation symbol found at the end of a piece of music to denote the end of the song Dynamics – symbols used in music to tell how loud or soft to play or sing Eighth Note: A note that receives half a beat of sound in 4/4 time Eighth rest A rest that receives a half beat of silence in 4/4 time Enharmonic: Two notes that are spelled differently but are actually the same pitch F Major: The key signature indicating ‘B’ is flat Fermata: a sign that indicates to hold a note longer than its normal duration Flat: A symbol that lowers the pitch one half-step Forte: Italian word that means loud G Major: The key signature indicating ‘F’ is sharp Grand staff: The combination of the bass and treble staves together which is used to notate music Half Note – a note that receives 2 beats of sound in 4/4 time Half Rest: A rest that receives 2 beats of silence in 4/4 time Half step: The distance between two adjacent notes on the keyboard Harmony: the result produced when two or more tones are sounded simultaneously. Interval: The pitch distance between two tones Key signature An inventory of the flats or sharps used consistently in a composition or in a section of a composition, grouped together and placed immediately after the clef sign at the beginning of each staff 39. Largo: a slow, broad tempo. 40. Ledger Lines: Short horizontal lines representing an extension of the staff, drawn through the stems of notes too high or too low to be placed directly on the staff. 41. Legato: to play or sing notes smoothly and connected. 42. Measure: The space between two bar lines 43. Melody: a succession of single notes. 44. Meno mosso: The Italian term indicating less movement 45. Mezzo Forte: Italian word meaning moderately loud 46. Mezzo piano: Moderately soft 47. Moderato: The Italian word indicating a medium tempo 48. Molto : The Italian word meaning very 49. Natural: is a symbol that cancels a previous sharp or flat. 50. Note – a pitched sound 51. Piano: Italian word that means soft 52. Pitch: The location of a note related to its highness or lowness 53. Piu mosso: The Italian term indicating more movement 54. Quarter Note – a note that receives 1 beat of sound in 4/4 time 55. Quarter Rest: A rest that receives 1 beat of silence in 4/4 time 56. Repeat: a sign indicates that a musical section should be repeated. 57. Rhythm: The organization of music in time using long and short note values 58. Ritardando: The Italian word indicating to gradually slow down 59. Sforzando: A sudden accented note usually followed by a piano marking 60. Sharp: A symbol that raises the pitch one half-step 61. Sixteenth Note: A note that receives a quarter beat of sound in 4/4 time 62. Sixteenth rest: A rest that receives a quarter beat of silence in 4/4 time 63. Slur: A curved line notated above two or more notes that indicates they are to be played legato 64. Soprano: The highest female singing voice 65. Staccato: To sing short and detached 66. Staff: The horizontal lines and spaces that music on which notated 67. Tempo: The speed or rate at which a song is sung or played 68. Tenor – the highest natural male singing voice 69. Tenuto: A symbol that indicates you should stress and extend the marked note 70. Tie: A curved line that joins two or more notes of the same pitch that last the duration of the combined note values 71. Time Signature – specifies how many beats are in each measure and what note value constitutes one beat 72. Treble Clef: the clef mainly used by the women and is also called the G clef. 73. un poco: The Italian term meaning a little 74. Vivace: The Italian word indicating a very fast tempo 75. Whole Note – a note that received 4 beats of sound in 4/4 time 76. Whole rest: A rest that receives 4 beats of silence in 4/4 time 77. Whole Step: The distance between two notes that is equivalent to two half steps