admin 13 Dec 2017 0 Comments fortissimo very loud forte loud mezzo forte medium loud mezzo piano medium soft piano soft pianissimo very soft crescendo gradually getting louder decrescendo gradually getting softer andante moderately slow, walking speed moderato moderate speed allegro fast allegretto a little fast vivace lively rallentando slowing down stringendo pressing, becoming faster a tempo back to the original speed divisi parts are divided a2 both parts play the same thing solo one player tenuto to hold molto very non troppo not too much staccato detached sforzando forced or loud sforzando forced or loud order of flats B E A D G C F order of sharps F C G D A E B dynamics how loud or soft to play articulation how you start and stop the sound with your tongue and air Who composed “The Nutcracker” ? Tchaikovsky Related posts: Expression Vocabulary Beginning Band Vocabulary – Part 4 Band Terms Orchestra Vocabulary band terms–clinic Band Terms (9-12) LMSgraf Chorus Music Vocabulary First Colony Middle School- Symphonic/Honors Band- Fall 2012 Music History Final Exam Fall 2009