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A
Allegro-fast tempo
Andante-walking speed
B
Brass-the family of instruments that includes the trumpet, trombone, tuba, baritone, and french horn
Beat-the steady pulse of the music
C
Crescendo-dynamic marking that means to gradually get louder
Chord-two or more notes played at the same time
D
Decrescendo-dynamic marking that means to gradually get softer
E
Embouchure-the way you form your mouth when playing a wind instrument
F
Forte-loud
Form-the structure of a musical work
G
Gig-slang term for a performance
Glissando-rapidly sliding from one pitch to another
H
I
Improvisation-making up music as you go
Interval-the distance between two pitches
J
K
L
Legato-smooth and connected
Largo-tempo marking meaning very slow
M
Melody-one pitch after another, the tune
Measure-rhythmic grouping that contains a fixed number of beats
N
Non troppo-not so much
O
P
Piano-soft
Percussion-the family of instruments that are struck to produce a sound
Q
R
S
Staccato-short and detached
Strings-The family of instruments that includes the viola, violin, cello, double bass, guitar, and mandolin.
T
Tempo-speed of the beat
U
V
W
Woodwinds-The family of instruments that includes the flute, clarinet, saxophone, oboe, and bassoon.
X
Y
Z