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Placing an accent on
a usually un-accented
beat
Syncopation
Speed of a piece of
music
Tempo
Very short, detached
Staccato
Smooth and
connected
Legato
Moderated walking
tempo
Andante
To sing
unaccompanied
A cappella
Gradually speed up
Accelerando
Emphasis on one
note or chord
Accent
Brass instrument
using valves to
produce sound
Trumpet
One who accompanies a
solo or group
Accompanist
Slow tempo
Adagio
A tone which is 1/2
step higher than
written
Sharp
The bass size of the
violin
Cello
Theatrical
performance by
dancing
Ballet
Lines through the
music to indicate
measure
Bar lines
A stringed instrument
with a long neck and
a drum head
Banjo
To indicate a group is
to be divided
Divisi
A tone which is 1/2 step
lower than written
Flat
To pronounce
Enunciation
Meter indicated at the
beginning of a piece of
music
Time
Signature
Final Movement
Finale
Bells having steel
bars
Glockenspiel
Chordal structure of a
song
Harmony
Stringed keyboard
instrument where the
strings are plucked
Harspichord
An instrumental piece
played in the middle
of a song
Interlude
The distance in pitch
between two tones
Interval
Singing or playing in
tune
Intonation
The highest part of a
choral composition
Treble Clef
The lowest part of a
choral composition
Bass Clef
Sharps or flats
appearing at the
beginning of a piece
Key
signature
Very slow tempo
Largo
Short lines above and
below the staff
Ledger lines
Five horizontal lines
music is written on
Staff
The text of an opera
Libretto
Percussion
instruments with
metal shakers
Tambourine
Italian love song usually
sung a capella
Madrigal
Songs in a happy
sounding mode
Major Key
Songs in a sad
sounding mode
Minor Key
Instrument which
chords are produced
by strumming strings
Auto Harp
Portable music
instrument with
folding billows
Accordion
An African
xylopone
using wooden
plates
Marimba
The distance between
two bar lines
Measure
A Succession of
musical tones
Melody
Instrument having
one or several reed
pipes
Bagpipe
An apparatus that sounds
beats in a regular
sequence
Metronome
Half
Mezzo
A French country
dance
Minuet
Change of key
Modulation
Very
Molto
Recitation of a text on
an unchanged pitch
Monotone
An unaccompanied
choral composition
based on a Latin text
Motet
Short pattern that
reoccurs throughout
a composition
Motif
The different sections
of a large piece of
music
Movement
A device for softening
or muffling the tone
Mute
A note that is neither
sharp or flat
Natural
Music for eight voices
Octet
A drama in which
music is the essential
factor
Opera
Term used to indicate
the chronological
position of a song
Opus
A musical production
with a religious theme
Oratorio
A large ensemble of
instruments including
string instruments
Orchestra
A keyboard
instrument operated
by using both the
hands and feet
Organ
A phrase that is
repeated throughout
a composition
Ostinato
Brass instrument using
a slide to produce
sound
Trombone
Instruments that are
sounded by shaking or
striking
Percussion
A division of the
musical line, like a
sentence
Phrase
Soft
Piano
Two Performers
Duet
Three performers
Trio
Four performers
Quartet
Five performers
Quintet
Six performers
Sextet
Location of a musical
sound in the tonal
scale
Pitch
A piece played at the
conclusion of a service
Postlude
A piece played prior to
a service
Prelude
Very fast
Presto
A note receiving one
beat
Quarter note
A note receiving two beats
Half note
A note receiving 4
counts
Whole note
A note receiving a
half of a count
Eighth note
A thin piece of cane
which is used to
vibrate and produce
sound
Reed
Identical lines recurring
at the end of a verse
Refrain
The period of music
from 1825-1910
Romantic
period
Repeat what is between the
two signs with double bars
and two dots
Repeat
Repetition of a
composition in a
smaller form
Reprise
The pulse of music
Rhythm
Gradually slowing in
tempo
Ritardando
Performing a piece
where different
groups start at
different times
Round
Flexible tempo
Rubato
Afro-Cuban dance
style
Rumba
Tonal material of
music arranged in an
order of rising and
declining pitches
Scale