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30 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
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Allegro
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Fast Tempo
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Alto Clef
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Middle set of note names
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Andante
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Slower, walking tempo
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Arco
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Play with the bow on the string
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Arpeggio
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A chord whose pitches are played one at a time
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bar lines
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Divide the music staff into measures
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Bass clef
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lowest set of note names
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Beat
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The pulse of music
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Bow lift
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Lift the bow and return to its starting point
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Chord
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Two or more notes played at the same time
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Chromatics
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Two or more notes in a sequence of half steps
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Common time
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Same as 4/4 time
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Counting
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One beat = Tap toe down on the number and up on the &
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D.C. al Fine
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Play until you see this term then go back to the beginning and play until you see fine
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Dotted half note
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3 beats of sound
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Double bar
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Indicates end of a piece of music
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Down bow
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Move the bow away from the body (to the right)
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Duet
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A composition with two different parts played together
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Dynamics
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Tell us what volume to play or sing
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Eighth notes
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Each note gets 1/2 a beat
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1st and 2nd endings
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Play the 1st ending the 1st time through. Repeat the same section of music, skip the 1st ending and play the 2nd ending
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Forte
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Play loudly
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Half note
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Two beats of sound
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Half rest
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Two beats of silence
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Half step
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The smallest distance between two notes
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Harmony
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Played as an accompaniment to the melody
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Hooked bowing
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Two or more notes played in the same direction with a stop between each note
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Improvisation
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The art of freely creating your own music as you play
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Key signatures
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Tell us what notes to play with sharps and flats throughout the entire piece
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Ledger lines
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Extend the staff higher or lower
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