Music Vocabulary 2

Al Fine

• To the beginning

• To the middle

• To the bar line

• To the end

Mixed Meter

• More than one section in a piece of music.

• More than one time signature in a piece of music.

• More than one dynamic in a piece of music.

• More than one bar line in a piece of music.

Del Segno (D. S.) al Coda

• Go to the coda, then the sign.

• Go to the beginning, then the sign.

• Go to the sign, then the coda.

• Go to the beginning, then the coda.

Subito

• Much

• More

• Stop

• Suddenly

Fortissimo

• Very Loud

• Loud

• Soft

• Very Soft

A Tempo

• Faster tempo

• Orginal tempo

• Slower tempo

• Meduim tempo

Tutti

• All around

• All separately

• All together

• All to the end

Rallentando

• Getting slower

• Getting faster

• Getting all together

• Tempo stays the same

Allargando

• To broaden, becoming faster

• To the end, becoming slower

• To thin out, becoming faster

• To broaden, becoming slower

Coda

• Beginning

• Ending

• Go to the middle section

• Go to the sign