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7/8 orchestra terms
Semester 1 terms and definitions
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| pizzicato | pluck string |
| legato | play notes smoothly and connected |
| arco | use bow |
| piano | quiet, p |
| forte | loud, f |
| mezzo forte | medium loud, mf |
| mezzo piano | medium quiet, mp |
| crescendo | gradually play louder |
| diminuendo | gradually play quieter |
| measure | the space between two bar lines on a music staff |
| sharp | raises the pitch of a note by one half step, looks like a hashtag |
| key signature | sharps of flats after the clef that change certain notes throughout the entire piece |
| top number of the time signature | tells us the number of beats or counts in a measure |
| bottom number of the time signature | tells us the note that gets a beat or count, i.e. in 4/4 time a quarter note gets a beat |
| half note | a note that lasts for 2 beats in 4/4 time, a note head with a stem |
| quarter note | a note that lasts for 1 beat in 4/4 time, a solid note head with a stem |
| whole note | a note that lasts for 4 beats in 4/4 time, a single note head, no stem |
| eighth note | a note that lasts for 1/8 of a whole note in 4/4 time. 2 grouped together with a single bar across the top represents one beat |
| sixteenth note | a note that lasts 1/16 of a whole note in 4/4 time. 4 grouped together with two bars across the top represents one beat |
| quarter rest | one beat of silence in 4/4 meter |
| half rest | two beats of silence in 4/4 meter, looks like a top hat |
| rest | a symbol of no sound |
| major scale | a series of ascending or descending notes, the pattern of intervals is whole step, whole step, half step, whole step, whole step, whole step, half step or WWH WWWH |
| whole step | an interval of two half steps, i.e. F to E |
| half step | smallest space or interval between two notes, i.e. F to F sharp |
| articulation | how the notes are attacked or started |
| simile | continue playing music in a similar way to the previous section |
| tremolo | repeating a note very rapidly, done by moving the bow rapidly at the tip |
| adagio | moderately slow tempo |
| presto | very rapid tempo |
| ritardando | gradually slow down the speed of the beat |
| da capo (D.C) | signals the performer to go to the beginning of the piece |
| dal segno (D.S.) | signals the performer to go to the sign in the piece |
| fine | marks the end of a piece |
| fermata | A marking requiring the performer to hold the note as long as the conductor or performer sees fit. |
| key signature of C Major | no sharps or flats |
| key signature of G Major | F Sharp |
| key signature of D Major | F sharp, C sharp |
| key signature of A Major | F sharp, C sharp, G sharp |
| dotted half note | a note that lasts for 3 beats in 4/4 time, an open note head with a stem and a dot on the side |
| dotted quarter rest | a note that lasts for 1 1/2 beats in 4/4 time, a closed note head with a stem and a dot on the side |
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