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64 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
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staff
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five lines & four spaces on which notes are written
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measure
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space between barlines used to organize music
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double barline
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indicates the end of a piece
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treble clef
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clef used to write notes from the upper half of the keyboard
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bass clef
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clef used to write notes from the lower half of the keyboard
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grand staff
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treble and bass clef staffs joined together
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time signature
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tells how many beats per measure (top #) and what note gets the beat (bottom #)
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music alphabet
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ABCDEFG
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rhythm
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the long and short sounds that make up music
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beat
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steady pulse (like the tick of a clock)
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whole note
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recieves 4 counts
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half note
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recieves 2 counts
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quarter note
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receives 1 count
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eighth note
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receives 1/2 count
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whole rest
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silence for four counts
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half rest
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silence for 2 counts
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quarter rest
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silence for 1 count
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eighth rest
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silence for 1/2 count
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sharp sign
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raises note 1/2 step
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flat sign
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lowers note 1/2 step
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natural sign
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cancels out a sharp or flat
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repeat sign
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repeat section inside the repeat dots
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Da Capo
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return to the beginning
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Dal Segno
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return to the sign %S%
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Fine
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the end
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fermata
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lengthens note value- usually double
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dynamics
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the loud or soft in music
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piano
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soft
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mezzo piano
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medium soft
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pianissimo
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very soft
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forte
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loud
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mezzo forte
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medium loud
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fortissimo
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very loud
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sforzando
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accent within the indicated dynamic level
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accent mark
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single note stressed
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marcato
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accentuated
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legato
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smooth, connected
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slur
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play notes connected by the line smooth, connected
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tie
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connects two of the same note together
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staccato
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play note short
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crescendo
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get gradually louder
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descendo
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get gradually quieter
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diminuendo
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get gradually quieter
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sempre
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always
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subito
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suddenly
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dolce
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sweetly
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espressivo
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expressively
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pesante
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heavily
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leggiero
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lightly
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cantablie
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singing
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tempo
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the speed of music (slow, fast, very fast,etc.)
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ritardando
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gradually slowing down
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rallentando
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slowing down
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accelerando
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gradually speeding up
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prestissimo
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fast as possible
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presto
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very fast
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vivace
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lively
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allegro
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fast
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allegretto
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somewhat fast
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moderato
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moderato speed
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andante
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comfortably slow; walking tempo
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lento
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quite slow
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adagio
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slow and stately
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grave
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very slow
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