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41 Cards in this Set
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A tempo
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Return to the beginning tempo
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Accent
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A stress or sepcial emphasis on a note or beat
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Adagio
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A very slow tempo, but a little faster then largo
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Allegro
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Fast and livley tempo
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Andante
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Walking tempo
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Break mark/Lift
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Indicates break or breath in a piece of music
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Common time
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4/4 or C
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Crescendo
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Gradually get louder
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D.C. Al Fine
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Go back to the beginning of a piece and continue to the end
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Decrescendo
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Gradually get softer
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Dynamics
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How loud or soft a piece of music should br played
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Fermata
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Hold as long as the conductor allows
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Forte
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Loud
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Key signature
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Sharp,flat, or natural indicating the major or minor key
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Largo
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Slow tempo
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Legato/slur
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Play or sing in a smooth, connected style
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Maestoso
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Majesrically
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Mezzo forte
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Moderately loud
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Mezzo piano
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Moderately soft
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Moderator
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Moderate tempo
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Piano
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Soft
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Pick up notes
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Notes leading into a section or measure
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Repeat
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To play or sing a section of music again
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Ritardando
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Gradually get slower
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Staccato
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A dot above a note that means to play or sing the note light and separated from the rest of the notes
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Syncopation
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To emphasize notes that are off beat
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Tempo
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Speed
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Tenuto
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Play or sing a note full value
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Tie
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A curve over or under two notes o the same pitch to play as one note
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Time signature
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A symbol indicating the beat and the number of beats per measure
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First ending
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Usually repeats back in the music
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Second ending
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The ending used the second time through after a repeated section
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Cesura
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Break or interruption in the music; the symbol is / /
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Marcato
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Marked, Accented, Stressed
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D.S.
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Dal segno, a marking to repeat part of a piece marked by a fancy "S" sign
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Coda
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Tail or closing measures of a piece or song, usually associated with D.S. al coda or D.C. al coda
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Poco
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Little, or little by little
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Molto
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Much, very much used to modify tempo markings
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Eighth note Triplets
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Three eighth notes that fit into one beat of music
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Fortepiano
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Start of note is forte, and then immediately decrease in dynamic to piano Symbol:FP
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Sforzando
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Forced, played at the dynamic indicated with an accent Symbol: sfz (also can be sffz, or sfffz, etc.)
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