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Music Semester Test
Terms for the Band and Choir semester test
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Accidental | Chromatic alteration of a note from the key signature until the next bar line |
| Cut Time | 2/2 time (also known as Alla Breve) |
| Crescendo | Becoming louder |
| Decrescendo | Becoming softer |
| Dynamics | The level of loudness |
| Fermata | A pause or hold |
| Fine | The end |
| Legato | Smooth, even, without breaks between notes |
| Key Signature | Sharps or flats placed at the beginning of a selection indicating its key |
| Solo | A part for one performer |
| Soli | A section solo, a group of soloists |
| Staccato | Detached |
| Tempo | Rate of speed |
| Tenuto (ten.) | Held, sustained for full value |
| Tutti | all, with all performers |
| Unison | Together on the same part or in octaves |
| Chromatic Scale | Scales which proceed by half-step from the first to the last note |
| Flat | Lowers a pitch by 1/2 step |
| Sharp | Raises a pitch by 1/2 step |
| Natural | Cancels out a sharp or flat |
| Slur | A curved line over two or more notes indicating that only the first note is to be tongued |
| Tie | A curved line connecting two or more notes of the same pitch and uniting them into a single sound equal to their combined duration |
| Common Time | 4/4 Time |
| Time Signature | The two numbers following the clef that indicate the number of beats per measure and what type of note gets one beat (2/4= 2 beats per measure and the quarter note gets the beat) |
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