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45 Cards in this Set
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Tempo
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the rate or speed of music
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A tempo
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return to the original tempo
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L'istesso tempo
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same tempo
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Adagio
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slow
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Allegro
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fast, lively
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Andante
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moderate, walking tempo
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Largo
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very slow
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Moderato
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moderate tempo
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Presto
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very fast
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Vivace
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bright and quick
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Accelerando
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becoming faster
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Subito
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suddenly
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Rallentando
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slow down
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Ritenuto
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immediate reduction of speed
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Diminuendo
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gradually decrease volume
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Fortepiano
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loud followed immediately by a soft
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Mezzo
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moderately, medium
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Molto
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very, much
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Con
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with
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Poco (a poco)
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little (by little)
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Piu
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more
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Meno
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less
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Sempre
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always
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Senza
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without
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Legato
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smooth
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Tenuto
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held, sustained
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Marcato
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marked, heavily stressed
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Sforzando
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sudden strong accent
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Slur
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curved line to indicate legato singing or playing
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Dolce
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sweet
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Fermata
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hold
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Coda
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tail end/ passage of a piece
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Da capo
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from the beginning
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Dal segno
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from the sign
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Tutti
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everyone
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Fine
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the end
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Voce
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voice
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Sotto voce
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half voiced/ very quiet
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Bouche fermee
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closed mouth (hum)
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Voiced consnant
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consonant that can carry a pitch (M, L, N, etc.)
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Voiceless consonant
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consonant that cannot carry a pitch (K, T, etc.)
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Falsetto
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high, artificial voice above the niormal register
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Diaphragm
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muscle responsible for breath support
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Articulator
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vocal anatomy responsible for clarity of sound (lips, tongue, teeth, and hard palate)
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Resonator
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Vocal anatomy that amplifies sound (sinuses, larynx, mouth, oral/nasal passage)
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