TMS/WMS 6th gr Orchestra Vocab

What is staccato?

• accuracy of pitch

• separated / stopped bow strokes

• smooth / connected bow strokes

• cancels a sharp or flat

What is legato?

• medium tempo

• separated stopped bow strokes

• raises a note one half step

• smooth / connected bow strokes

What is a hook?

• combine 2 or more notes in the same bow direction with a stop between

• separated / stopped bow stroke

• cancels a sharp or flat

• go back to the beginning of the piece then take the coda to end

Andante is:

• quick and lively tempo

• medium tempo

• walking tempo

• smooth / connected bow stroke

Allegro is:

• quick and lively tempo

• walking tempo

• medium tempo

• indicates the sharp or flat notes for the piece of music

Moderato is:

• accuracy of pitch

• quick and lively

• medium tempo

• indicates the sharp or flat notes for the piece of music

DC al Coda means:

• repeat the entire song

• go back to the sign then take the coda to the end

• go back to the beginning of the piece then take the coda to end

• raises a pitch one half step

The time signature:

• indicates the sharp or flat notes for the piece of music

• tells you when class is over

• raises a note one half step

• indicates the number of beats in each measure and which kind of note gets one beat

The key signature:

• tells you how loud to play

• indicates the sharp or flat notes for the piece of music

• indicates the number of beats in each measure and which kind of note gets one beat

• cancels a flat or sharp

The coda is:

• accuracy of pitch

• medium tempo

• a sign indicating a sharp, flat or natural, for one measure

• an added ending section of a piece of music