NASDA Year 1 Musicianship - Notes, Articulations, Dynamics, Music text

4 crotchet beats

Semibreve

2 crotchet beats

Minim

1 crotchet beat

Crotchet

½ crotchet beat

Quaver

¼ crotchet beat

Semiquaver

4 crotchet rest

Semibreve rest

2 crotchet rest

Minim rest

1 crotchet rest

Crotchet rest

½ crotchet rest

Quaver rest

¼ crotchet rest

Semiquaver rest

Dotted note rule

add half the note value

Articulation - Slurs

Connects two notes of different pitch

Articulation - Legato

play the notes as smoothly connected as possible

Articulation - Staccato

play the notes as short and crisp and detached as possible

Articulation - Tenuto

to hold or sustain a note for its full length

Articulation - Marcato

to be played louder or more forcefully than the surrounding music, emphasis

Articulation - Fermata

the note should be prolonged beyond the normal duration its note value would indicate

Arpeggiate

play a chord as a series of ascending or descending notes.

Dynamics - ppp

pianississimo - very very soft

Dynamics - pp

pianissimo - very soft

Dynamics - p

Piano - soft

Dynamics - mp

Mezzo Piano - somewhat soft

Dynamics - mf

Mezzo Forte - somewhat loud

Dynamics - f

Forte - loud

Dynamics - ff

fortissimo - very loud

Dynamics - fff

fortississimo - very very loud

Dynamics - sfz

Sforzando - sudden forcefull accent

Dynamics - crescendo

gradually increasing in volume

Dynamics - decrescendo

gradually decreasing in volume

Common musical text - Accelerando

play increasingly faster

Common musical text - ritardando

deliberate gradual decrease in speed

Common musical text - rallentando

Slackening/becoming slower

Common musical text - più mosso

more motion

Common musical text - meno mosso

played at reduced speed; less rapid

Common musical text - subito

immediately, suddenly

Common musical text - Poco (a little)

a small or gradual change in various musical elements such as tempo, dynamics, or expression

Common musical text - Grave

Slow and solemn

Common musical text - Lento

deliberate and leisurely pace.

Common musical text - adagio

played slowly

Common musical text - Andante

walking pace

Common musical text - Allegretto

moderately fast

Common musical text - allegro

lively - relatively fast pace

Common musical text - vivo

with life and vigour

Common musical text - presto

very fast tempo

Common Musical text - Moderato

at a moderate pace