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6th grade band terms
musical terms for band
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| accelerando | gradually faster |
| al fine | to the finish |
| allegretto | light moderate quick but not as fast as allegro |
| allegro | rapid, lively |
| andante | moderately slow but moving |
| andantino | generally a little quicker than andente |
| animato | spirited |
| A tempo | in time, generally implies a return to general rate of speed |
| cantabile | in a singing style |
| chromatic | bi-semi tones |
| coda | the final added measures of a musical composition |
| con brio | with spirit, brilliantly |
| con spirito | with spirit, brilliance |
| crescendo | gradually louder |
| da capo | from the beginning |
| dal segno | from the sign |
| diminuendo | gradually softer |
| dolce | sweetly |
| etude | a study |
| fermata | a hold or pause |
| forte | loud |
| fortissimo | very loud |
| grazioso | gracefully |
| larghetto | slow but not as slow as largo |
| largo | very slow |
| legato | smooth and connected |
| maestoso | magestically |
| marcato | marked, with emphasis |
| marziale | martial |
| mezzo | medium, half |
| moderato | moderatley |
| molto | very |
| pianissimo | very slow |
| piano | softly |
| poco a poco | little by little |
| presto | very fast |
| rallentando | gradually slower |
| ritardando | gradually slower |
| segno | the sign |
| soli | more than one performer in unison |
| solo | a composition or passage for one performer |
| staccato | separated, detached style |
| tacet | silent |
| tempo | time, speed |
| tenuto | sustained, full value |
| decrescendo | gradually softer |
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