Unit 5 Band terms

piano

soft (p)

Forte

loud (f)

Mezzo Piano

moderately soft (mp)

Mezzo Forte

moderately loud (mf)

pianissimo

very soft (pp)

Fortissimo

very loud (ff)

Crescendo or Cresc

gradually louder (<)

Decrescendo (diminuendo) or decresc (dim)

gradually softer (>)

Largo

Very Slow

Adagio

slow

Andante

Moving Along (walking speed)

Moderato

Moderately

Allegro

Quickly, cheerfully

Vivance

Lively and Fast

Allegro Moderato and what is it between

slower than Allegro but quicker than Moderato and between moderato and allegro

ritardando (rit)

gradually slower

accelerando (accel)

gradually faster

temp marks tell the?

Rate of speed

A very slow temp marking is?

Largo

A lively and fast tempo marking is?

Vivace

Staccato

short and detached

Accent

play the note louder and with emphasis

tenuto (ten)

hold note for its full value

sforzando

sudden, strong accent

Fermata

hold note twice the normal duration (or until conductotr says)

Da Capo (D.C.)

Repeat from the beginning

Dal Segno (D.S.)

Repeat from the sign

Fine

the end

Coda

An added ending (skip directly to the coda)

what does -mezzo mean?

moderately

what does -issimo

very