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53 Cards in this Set
- Front
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repeat
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play again
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fermata
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hold a note or rest longer than normal
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key signature
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tells you which notes are flat or sharp
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accidental
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any sharp, flat, or natural sign, which appears in the music
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natural
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= cancels a flat or sharp and remains in effect for the entire measure
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sharp
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raises the note a half step
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flat
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lowers the note a half step
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melody
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theme of a piece/most important part
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theme
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primary melody
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variation
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altered versions of the theme
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harmony
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when two notes are played to blend/chord provides this
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solo
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one person on a part
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duet
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a composition with two different parts played together/two parts
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trio
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a composition with three parts played together/three parts
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phrase
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musical sentence
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time signature
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tells how many beats per measure and which note gets the beat
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cut time
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2/2
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2/2
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two beats per measure and the half note gets the beat
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2/4
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two beats per measure and the quarter note gets the beat
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3/4
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three beats per measure and the quarter note gets the beat
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4/4
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four beats per measure and the quarter note gets the beat
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5/4
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five beats per measure and the quarter note gets the beat
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6/8
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six beats per measure and the eighth note gets the beat
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sight-reading
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playing a musical piece for the first time
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legato
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smooth, connected style
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largo
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smoothly connected without any break
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staccato
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light with separation
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accent
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emphasize the note
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syncopation
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when an emphasis is given to a note that is not on a strong beat
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tie
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a curved line connecting notes of the same pitch
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slur
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a curved line that connects notes of different pitch/first note is tongued
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multiple measure rest
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more than one measure of rest
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dynamics
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contrasting volume levels
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decrescendo
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gradually softer
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mezzo piano
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medium loud
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piano
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soft
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scale
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a sequence of notes in ascending or descending order
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chromatic scale
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a scale made of half steps
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arpeggio
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broken chord whose notes are played individually
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allegro
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fast tempo
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moderato
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medium tempo
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andante
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slower, walking tempo
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ritardando
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gradually slower
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rallentando
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gradually slower, but more robust
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accelerando
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gradually faster
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mezzo piano
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moderately soft
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forte
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loud
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crescendo
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gradually louder
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breath mark
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shows you where to take in more air
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D. S. al Coda
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play until you see it then go back to the sign and play until the coda sign then skip to coda
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D.S. al Fine
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means from the sign go to the end
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triplet
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a group of three notes played in the space of two
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pick-up note
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one or more notes that come before the first full measure
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