Music Vocab List #1-#4

Music - Organized sound.

Timbre - The tone color of an instrument.

Tempo - The speed of the music.

Dynamics - The volume of the music.

Rhythm - The combination/sequence of notes and rests.

Maestro - Teacher/conductor

Pianissimo - A dynamic marking which means very soft.

Piano - A dynamic marking which means soft.

Mezzo piano - A dynamic marking which means moderately soft.

Mezzo forte - A dynamic marking which means moderately loud.

Forte - A dynamic marking which means loud.

Fortissimo - A dynamic marking which means very loud.

Crescendo - A dynamic marking which means to gradually get louder.

Decrescendo or Dimiuendo - A dynamic marking which means to gradually get softer.

Solo - 1 person peforms.

Duet - 2 people perform.

Trio - 3 people perform.

Primo - 1st part of a duet.

Secondo - 2nd part of a duet.