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50 Cards in this Set
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Accent
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a stressed note
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accidental
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any chromatic sign not found in the key signature
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allegro
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fast tempo
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arpeggio
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1,3,and 5 of a scale
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A tempo
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original tempo
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conductor
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the director of the band
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crscendo
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gradually getting louder
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decrescendo
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gradually getting softer
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dynamics
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the varying degreees of loudness
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flat
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a sign that lowers the pitch of a note by half step and stays in effect for the entire measure
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harmony
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more than one part being played at the same time
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key signature
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the sharps and the flats at the beginning of a song
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largo
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very slow
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legato
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very smooth
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interval
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the distance between two notes
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marcato
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very short and punctuated style, like a march
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melody
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the lead part
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natural
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cancels a sharp or flat and remains in effect for the entire measure
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octave
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the same note but eight notes higher or lower
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phrase
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a musical sentence
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rallentando
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growing slower and slower
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staff
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5 parallel lines
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tempo
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the speed of the beat
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tie
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a curved line that joins two notes of the same pitch
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slur
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a curved line that joins two notes of different pitch
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sharp
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raises the pitch of a note b 1/2 step and remains in effect for the entire measure
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enharmonic
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the same note
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chromatic scale
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a scale of half steps
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D.C. al Fine
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go back to the begining and play till the fine
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D.S. al fine
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go back to the sigma and play until the fine
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Ritarando
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slow down
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fermata
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hold the note until the conductor moves on
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moderato
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a moderate tempo
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measure
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the space between two bar lines
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double bar
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placed at the end of a section or a song
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time signature
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defines the number of beat in each measure and what kind of note gets one beat
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staccato
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symbol that indicate the performer to play a note short
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tenuto
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a symbol that indicates to play a note full value or long
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trill
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to move rapidly between two notes
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sforzando
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very heavy accent
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clef sign
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defines the letter names of the lines and spaces of the staff
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bass clef
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used by instruments that sound lower than middle c on the piano
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treble clef
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used by instruments that sound above middle c on the piano
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solo
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one person plays
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soli
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an entire section plays
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tutti
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everyone plays
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intonation
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matching pitch precisely playing in tune
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poco a poco
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little by little
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accelerando
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get gradually faster
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baton
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used by the conductor to direct the band and keep the tempo
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