Melody

• Leitmotif- piece of music that is linked to the appearance of a character, event, concept, object, idea or situation

Articulation

• Staccato - Short and spiky

• Legato - Smooth

Dynamics

• Pianissimo - Very quiet

• Piano - Quiet

• Mezzo piano - Moderately quiet

• Mezzo forte - Moderately loud

• Forte - Loud

• Fortissimo - Vey loud

• Crescendo - Gradually getting louder

• De crescendo - Gradually getting quieter

Tempo

• Lento - Slowly

• Largo - Slow and stately

• Andante - Walking pace

• Allegro - Fast

• Vivace - Lively

• Presto - Very quickly

Harmony

• Major - Happy and positive

• Minor - Sad and mysterious

Instruments

• Strings - Violin, viola, cello, double bass, harp

• Woodwind - Flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon

• Brass - French horn, trumpet, trombone, tuba

• Percussion - Timpani, xylophone, glockenspiel, cymbals, snare drum, woodblock, triangle, bass drum, tambourine

Rhythm

• Long duration - Long notes

• Short duration - Short notes

Texture

• Thick texture - Lots of instruments playing

• Thin texture - One instrument or a small group