Divide a part to sing different parts

Fully sustained; occasionally even a bit longer

AB; form of composition with 2 distinct section

Slowing of the tempo, usually with increasing volume

Troll the audience into clapping when the song isn't over, Grand pause

An interval of 8 diatonic scale degrees above a pitch

Comp. in which a solo instrument is set against an ensemble

Play or sing in a mysterious manner

Manner of singing where the voice glides through tones

To play or sing in a smooth, connected manner

A major vocal work that involves theatrical elements

A song where the stanzas are all sung to the same music

Softly; with subdued sound; performed in an undertone

Whatever the correct answer is, An improvised ornamental passage performed by a soloist

A single musical idea or element that is often repeated

Gradually dying away, softer and softer

Slightly slower than allegro, often implying lighter texture

A short musical idea or melodic theme

Symbols used to raise or lower pitch

The notes of the chord played in succession to one another

Detached; crisply played, Knabel's favorite way to rehearse Madrigals

Most widely used range of pitches in a piece of music

Music that lacks a tonal center, Chichester Psalms

Sharps and flats at the beginning of each staff

Fast tempo with Jesus, Fast tempo with spirit

A long pause that is determined by the director

A major scale with a flat 3rd and flat 6th, A minor scale with a raised 7th, #3 on sight-reading

Rather slow, at a moderate walking speed

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Tutti
Performers singing the same part are divided
Indicates all voices
A semi-tone
Curved line indicating to play or sing in a legato manner
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Rallentando
Gradually getting faster
Gradually getting softer
Gradually slowing down
Slowing of the tempo, usually with increasing volume
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Grazioso
Graceful
Very fast
Sweetly
A short musical idea
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Divisi
Divide a part to sing different parts
*snip*
Combine multiple parts into one
Stop one section from singing
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Vivace
Sweetly
Solemn; with dignity
Lively; briskly
To play or sing with expression
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Tenuto
Indicates all voices
Fully sustained; occasionally even a bit longer
A little more motion
Making the established pulse flexible by altering tempo
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Chromatic
Motion by thirds
Motion by half-steps
Motion by whole-steps
Colorful
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Augmented
Sharpened
Raised or enlarged
Flattened
Lowered or reduced
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Binary form
ABCDEFGHIJKLM; form of composition with 13 distinct sections
ABCD; form of composition with 4 distinct section
ABC; form of composition with 3 distinct section
AB; form of composition with 2 distinct section
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Largo
A city in Florida
Rather slow, at a moderate walking speed
Slightly slower than allegro
Very slow and broad
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Niente
Slowly crescendo
Dying away to something
Gradually dying away, softer and softer
Grand pause
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Allargando
Speeding of the tempo, usually with increasing volume
Slowing of the tempo, usually with decreasing volume
Speeding of the tempo, usually with decreasing volume
Slowing of the tempo, usually with increasing volume
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Subito
Suddenly; quickly
Softly; with subdued sound; performed in an undertone
Gradually reduce volume, getting softer
Medium soft
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Caesura
Hold out a note for an extended period of time
Troll the audience into clapping when the song isn't over
Grand pause
Grand entrance
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Ocatve
An interval of 8 diatonic scale degrees above a pitch
An interval of 7 diatonic scale degrees above a pitch
An interval of 0 diatonic scale degrees above a pitch
An interval of 6 diatonic scale degrees above a pitch
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Concerto
Comp. in which a solo instrument is set against another
Synonym for concert
Comp. in which a solo instrument is set against itself
Comp. in which a solo instrument is set against an ensemble
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Misterioso
Play or sing with expression
Play or sing like a man
Play or sing in a simple manner
Play or sing in a mysterious manner
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Primo
Last or bottom part
The opening chord or pitch
First or upper part
The opening key signature
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Diminuendo
Gradually reduce tempo
Gradually increase volume
Gradually increase tempo
Gradually reduce volume
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Half-step
Half of a semi-tone
A whole tone
A semi-tone
2 whole tones
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Portamento
Continue to perform in a similar manner
A song where the stanzas are all sung to the same music
Suddenly; quickly
Manner of singing where the voice glides through tones
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Fortissimo
Very loud
A really large fort
Loud
Extremely loud
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Legato
Slower than largo
Less motion
Fully sustained, occasionally even a bit longer
To play or sing in a smooth, connected manner
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Opera
A creative work, number to designate the order
A short musical idea or melodic theme
A major vocal work that involves theatrical elements
Form of a composition with a recurring "A" section
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Strophic
In a singable style; singable
A song where the stanzas are all sung to the same music
Comp. for instruments in which a solo is set against another
Marked; stressed
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Fermata
Less motion
Grand pause
A pause or hold
Means "no worries for the rest of your days"
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Sotto voce
Type of phonation that enables singing beyond normal range
Strongly accented; forced
Softly; with subdued sound; performed in an undertone
Detached; crisply sung
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Cadenza
Grand pause
Motion by half-steps
Whatever the correct answer is
An improvised ornamental passage performed by a soloist
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Phrase
A single musical idea or element that is often repeated
A short musical idea or melodic theme
Curved line that indicates to sing or play in legato manner
Suddenly; quickly
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Leggiero
Slowly
Sweetly
Smoothly
Lightly
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Grave
Where you go when you die
Dying away to nothing
Lightly
Solemn, with dignity
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A tempo
Change to a new tempo
Return to the previous tempo
Return to the original tempo
Change to a random tempo
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Perendosi
Gradually becoming more apparent, louder and louder
Detached; crisply played
Strongly accented; forced
Gradually dying away, softer and softer
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Allegretto
Slightly faster than allegro, often implying greater texture
Slightly slower than allegro, often implying lighter texture
Sonic fast
Exactly the same as allegro
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Motif
A short musical idea or melodic theme
A major vocal work that involves theatrical elements
A creative work, numbered to designate order
Large scaled musical composition on a sacred subject
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Accidentals
Music that lacks a tonal center
Raised or enlarged
People who often make mistakes when singing or playing
Symbols used to raise or lower pitch
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Arpeggio
The notes of the key played in succession to one another
The notes of the chord played all together
The notes of the key played all together
The notes of the chord played in succession to one another
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Staccato
Fully sustained; occasionally even a bit longer
Detached; crisply played
Indicates all voices
Knabel's favorite way to rehearse Madrigals
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Tessitura
To play or sing in a mysterious manner
Most widely used range of pitches in a piece of music
To play or sing in a connected manner
Indicates all voices
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Sostenuto
In a sustained manner
Lightly
Fully sustained; occasionally even a bit longer
A long pause that is determined by the director
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Atonal
Music that lacks a tonal center
Music that has a tonal center
Chichester Psalms
Music that lacks music
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Key signature
Certifies that the music is valid
A system used for teaching sight reading
Sharps and flats at the beginning of each staff
Symbol used to raise or lower a given pitch
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Allegro con spirito
Slow tempo with spirit
Fast tempo with Jesus
Fast tempo with spirit
Slow tempo with Jesus
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Mezzo piano
Get softer
A medium-sized piano
Medium soft
Medium loud
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Sfortzando
Gradually increase volume
A little more motion
Strongly accented; forced
Very very loud
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Bel canto
Beautiful singing
Sweet singing
Awesome singing
Bad singing
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Lunga
The repetition of a phrase at different pitch levels
Graceful
Take a deep breath
A long pause that is determined by the director
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Harmonic minor
A major scale with a flat 3rd and flat 6th
A minor scale with a raised 7th
#3 on sight-reading
A minor scale with a raised 6th
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Mezzo forte
Medium loud
Medium soft
Get softer
Get louder
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Al fine
To the end
Repeat and then skip to the end
Stop worrying about Al. He's alright.
To the beginning
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Andante
Rather fast, at a moderate running speed
Really fast, like Sonic fast
Rather slow, at a crawling speed
Rather slow, at a moderate walking speed
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Slur
Motion by half steps
Without
Dying away to nothing
Curved line indicating to sing or play in a legato manner
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Leading tone
The 2nd degree of the diatonic scale
The 1st degree of the diatonic scale
The 8th degree of the diatonic scale
The 7th degree of the diatonic scale
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Senza
Strongly accented; forced
Optional
Without
With
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Rubato
To play or sing in a smooth, connected manner
Making the established pulse flexible by altering tempo
Very slow and broad
In a sustained manner
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Presto
Very fast; faster than allegro
Extremely fast
Sanic fast
Moderately fast; faster than allegretto
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Marcato
Heavy; ponderous
Marked; stressed
Making the established pulse flexible
Detached; played crisply
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Solfege
A passage that brings a piece of music to its conclusion
Fudge for the soul
Suddenly; quickly
A system used for teaching sight-singing (do-re-mi)
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Meno mosso
Less motion
More motion
More cowbell
More passion
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Dolce
Sweetly, usually also softly
Smoothly, in a connected manner
Dying away to nothing
Very slow and broad
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Diminished
Raised or enlarged
Lowered or reduced
Gradually increase volume
Gradually reduce volume
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D.C. or Da Capo
The capital of the USA
Repeat from the sign
Repeat from the beginning of the composition
Put on your caps
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Rhondo form
Form of composition that has a recurring "A" section
The repetition of a phrase at different pitch leves
Large scale musical composition
A creative work
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Pesante
Heavy; ponderous
Lightly
In a sustained manner
Lively; briskly
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Falsetto
To play or sing with deceit
Type of phonation enabling singing beyond normal range
Opposite of truesetto
Type of phonation enabling singing within normal range
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Accent mark
Symbols that indicate a note is to be weakly sung
Symbols that indicate a syllable is to be stressed
Symbols that indicate a note is to be strongly sung
Symbols that indicate a measure is to be strongly sung
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Interval
A long pause determined by the director
Titanic
The relationship between two pitches
How often something occurs
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Simile
Continue to perform in a similar manner
Indicates all voices
First or upper part
Solemn, with dignity
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Tempo primo
The original speed
Very fast; faster than allegro
The previous speed
First or upper part
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Oratorio
Large scale musical composition on a sacred subject
A single musical idea or element that is often repeated
Continue to perform in a similar manner
Gradually slowing down
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Expressivo
To play or sing with passion
To play or sing with dignity
To play or sing with expression
All answer choices
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Opus
A short musical idea or melodic theme
A large scale musical composition on a sacred subject
A creative work, numbered to designate the order
Softly, with subdued sound
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Cantabile
Sweet; lovable
Sweetly, usually also softly
To play or sing with expression
In a singing style; singable
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Amabile
Bitter sounding
In a singing style; singable
Needs more cowbell
Sweet; lovable
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Coda
A passage that begins a piece of music
A passage that brings a piece of music to its conclusion
A passage that brings a piece of music to its demise
Repeat from the beginning of the composition
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Triad
Three note chord consisting of root, 4th, and 7th
Three note chord consisting of the root, 3rd, and 5th
Four note chord consisting of the root, 3rd, 5th, and 7th
The relationship between two pitches
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Sequence
A single musical idea or element which is often repeated
The most widely used range of pitches in a piece of music
Repetition of phrase at different pitches w/ same intervals
Three note chord consisting of the root, third, and fifth
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Poco pui mosso
A lot more motion
A little less motion
A lot less motion
A little more motion
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A cappella
With instrumental accompaniment
Without instrumental accompaniment
Sing with one cappella instead of multiple
Without vocal accompaniment
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Meter
Indicated by the clef. Can be simple or compound
The tempo of a composition
Indicated by a time signature. Can be simple or compound
Indicated by a key signature. Can be simple or compound

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