7th Final CSA Practice

Define "Legato"

• Smooth, connected bow

• Short, heavy accent

• gradually slow down tempo

• "walking" tempo

Define "Moderato"

• "Walking" Tempo

• Medium/Moderate Tempo

• Fast Tempo

• Very Fast Tempo

Define "Andante"

• "Walking" Tempo

• Medium/Moderate Tempo

• Fast Tempo

• Very Fast Tempo

Define "Allegro"

• "Walking" Tempo

• Medium/Moderate Tempo

• Fast Tempo

• Very Fast Tempo

Define "Ritardando"

• Gradual increase of dynamic

• Gradual decrease of dynamic

• Gradual speeding up of the tempo

• Gradual slowing of the tempo

Define "Accent"

• stress on beginning of a note (with the bow)

• Play the note really loud

• Play the note softly

• stress on the end of a note (with the bow)

Define "Hooked Bow"

• Multiple notes played with the same bow direction, space

• One note per bow

• Smooth, connected style

• Play the note with a hook

Define "Flat"

• Raise the note one half-step

• Lower the note one half-step

• Cancel a previous marking

• Lower the note one whole-step

Define "Time Signature"

• Indicates how many sharps/flats are in the key, if any

• Indicates how long the piece will take to perform

• Indicates how many beats in a measure, what note gets

       the beat

• Does not tell the performer any important information

What major key has 2 sharps?

• D Major

• G Major

• C Major

• F Major