Music terms!

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Question Triplet

Answer 1 – 10 Three notes that fit into the time of two

Question Moderato

Answer 1 – 20 In a moderate walking speed

Question Atonal

Answer 1 – 30 Music that is not tonal; tonal music or tonality being music that arranges notes in a perceived relation to a centre/focus/most stable pitch

Question Forte

Answer 1 – 40 To play or sing loudly

Question Staccato

Answer 1 – 50 To perform in a short, separated, and detached manner

Question Quartet

Answer 2 – 10 A performance group of 4

Question Crescendo

Answer 2 – 20 Gradually get louder

Question Accelerando

Answer 2 – 30 To gradually get faster

Question Adagio

Answer 2 – 40 To perform in a slow manner or speed

Question Dissonance

Answer 2 – 50 A note or chord that sounds harsh and does not sound harmonious...or nice.

Question Semitone

Answer 3 – 10 The distance between two notes equivalent to half of a whole tone or whole step.

Question Encore

Answer 3 – 20 Again. One more time.

Question Decrescendo

Answer 3 – 30 To gradually get quieter

Question Descant

Answer 3 – 40 Harmony line that is sung beneath the melody

Question Mezzo Forte

Answer 3 – 50 Medium Loud

Question A capella

Answer 4 – 10 Music sung without instrumental accompaniment

Question Octave

Answer 4 – 20 The interval of 8 notes between two pitches

Question Allegro

Answer 4 – 30 Lively and fast

Question Ritardando

Answer 4 – 40 To gradually get slower

Question Cantabile

Answer 4 – 50 To perform in a singing style

Question Duet

Answer 5 – 10 Performance group of two

Question Chord

Answer 5 – 20 A combination of usually three or more notes sounding simultaneously

Question Dynamics

Answer 5 – 30 The loudness and quietness of music. The symbols in sheet music that indicate volume in which to perform

Question Fermata

Answer 5 – 40 To hold a note or rest beyond the written value

Question Glissando

Answer 5 – 50 Sliding between two notes