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67 Cards in this Set
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a tempo
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at the original tempo
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accelerando
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gradually increasing the tempo
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adagio
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slow, the tempo in btwn largo and andante
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allargando
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fast
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brilliante
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brilliantly
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con brio
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w/ vigor & spirit
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con moto
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w/ motion
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meno mosso
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less motion
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piu mosso
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more motion
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rallentando
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a gradual slowing of tempo. same as ritardando
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rubato
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"robbing" an elastic, flexible tempo allowing slight accelerandos and ritardandos according to the requirements of musical expression
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dynamics
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volume in music
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forte
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f, loud
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fortissimo
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ff, very loud
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mezzo forte
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mf, medium loud
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mezzo piano
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mp, medium soft
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piano
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p, soft
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pianissimo
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pp, very soft
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diminuendo
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gradually getting softer, decrescendo
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crescendo
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gradually increasing in volume
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decrescendo
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gradually decreasing in volume
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accidentals
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signs used to indicate chromatic alterations or to cancel them
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flat
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lowers a pitch by 1/2 step
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sharp
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raises a pitch by 1/2 step
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double sharp
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x, raises a note 2 half steps
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double flat
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bb, lowers a note 2 half steps
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natural
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cancels out a sharp or a flat
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enharmonic
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same pitch, different notation
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solo
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one person playing alone or with an accompaniment
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soli
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one or more sections of the band playing a soloistic type passage in music
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unison
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everyone playing the same notes and rhythms
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divisi
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divided parts within a section
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alla marcia
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like a march
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cantabile
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in a singing style
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con spirito
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with spirit
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dolce
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sweetly
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grandioso
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w/ grandeur
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maestoso
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majestically
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glissando
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the execution of rapid scales by a sliding movement
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grazioso
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gracefully
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poco a poco
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little by little
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simile
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continue in the same way as before; ex: articulation marking that are repeated throughout a section of the music
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subito
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suddenly, as to suddenly get softer or louder
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espressivo
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expressive, w/ expression
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molto
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very
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sempre
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always
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arpeggio
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the notes of a chord played one after another instead of simultaneously
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chord
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2 or more notes sounded simultaneously
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chromatic
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the scale that includes all 12 notes in an octave
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root
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the fundamental or generating note of a chord
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tonic note
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the key note of a scale/ the first note from which a scale tales its name
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scale degrees
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the tones of the major or minor scale, each of which is numbered in order ascending from the tonic and given a name
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leading tone
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the 7th note of a major scale, designed to created tension before the resolution to the tonic
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octave
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the distance btwn the bottom and top notes of a scale
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accent
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emphasis on a pitch or a chord
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slur
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a curved line over 2 or more notes indication that only the 1st note is to be tongued
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tie
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a curved line connecting 2 notes of the same pitch and uniting them into a single sound equal to their combined durations
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marcato
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marked, stressed
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staccato
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detached, separated
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legato
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very connected, no interruption btwn notes
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tenuto
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sustained to full value, indicated by a horizontal dash over the note or chord
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fermata
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a pause on a note or on a rest
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common time
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4/4 time
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alla breve
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cut time
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D.C. al fine
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play from beginning to end, go back to hte beginning and play to 'fine'
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D.S. al coda
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play from the beginning to 'D.S. al Coda,' then jump back to the sign, play to the 'to Coda' sign, then jump to the 'Coda' and play to the end
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fine
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the end
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