Middle School 7-8 All-State Music Vocabulary List

Fill-in-the-blank practice flashcards covering middle school music vocabulary.

Singing or performing without accompaniment is known as __________.

A cappella

The instruction __________ means to return to the original tempo.

A tempo

The musical term __________ means becoming faster.

Accelerando

A slow, leisurely tempo is indicated by the term __________.

Adagio

The musical term for a lively, fast tempo is __________.

Allegro

A walking tempo is indicated by __________.

Andante

An emphasis on a particular note is called an __________.

Accent Mark

A __________ is defined as $3$ or more notes sounded together.

Chord

An additional ending in a musical piece is called a __________.

Coda

The direction __________ means gradually louder.

Crescendo

The term __________ indicates a return to the sign.

Dal Segno

The direction __________ means gradually softer.

Decrescendo

When performers singing the same part are divided to sing different parts, it is called __________.

Divisi

The musical instruction __________ means to play or sing sweetly.

Dolce

Degrees of loud and soft in music are referred to as __________.

Dynamics

A symbol indicating to hold a note or rest is called a __________.

Fermata

The term __________ translates to 'The end'.

Fine

A symbol that lowers the pitch of a note by $\frac{1}{2}$ step is a __________.

Flat

The dynamic abbreviation $f$ stands for __________ and means loud.

Forte

The dynamic abbreviation $ff$ stands for __________ and means very loud.

Fortissimo

The distance between two pitches is called an __________.

Interval

A very slow tempo is called __________.

Largo

Performing music smoothly is described as __________.

Legato

The term __________ means marked, stressed.

Marcato

A tempo indication specified by a note value set to a number (such as $= 60$) is a __________.

Metronome Marking

The dynamic symbol $mf$ stands for __________ and means medium loud.

Mezzo Forte

The dynamic symbol $mp$ stands for __________ and means medium soft.

Mezzo Piano

A moderate tempo is indicated by the term __________.

Moderato

The Italian term __________ means 'Very much, a lot'.

Molto

A __________ symbol cancels flats and sharps.

Natural

A complete musical thought is called a __________.

Phrase

The dynamic abbreviation $p$ stands for __________ and means soft.

Piano

The dynamic abbreviation $pp$ stands for __________ and means very soft.

Pianissimo

The musical word __________ means 'More'.

Piu

The term __________ means 'Little by little'.

Poco a Poco

A very fast tempo is indicated by __________.

Presto

The instruction Rallentando (rall.) means __________.

Gradually slowing down

The instruction Ritardando (Rit.) means __________.

Gradually slowing down

The term __________ (abbreviated $sfz$) means strongly accented.

Sfzorzando

A symbol represented by $\#$ that raises the pitch by $\frac{1}{2}$ step is a __________.

Sharp

A curved line joining $2$ or more notes of different pitches is a __________.

Slur

Notes that are played short and detached are indicated as __________.

Staccato

The musical direction __________ means 'Suddenly'.

Subito

When a note is fully sustained, it is marked as __________.

Tenuto

A curved line joining two notes of the same pitch is a __________.

Tie

The term __________ means 'All Together'.

Tutti

When all performers are singing the same pitch, they are singing in __________.

Unison