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27 Cards in this Set
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Scale
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An arrangement of notes in ascending or descending order
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Allegro
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Indicates a fast temp
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Bar Line
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The vertical line that divides the music staff into measures
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Clef Sign
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A symbol placed at the beginning of the staff used to identify the lines and spaces
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Measure
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The space between two bar lines to form a grouping of beats
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Music staff
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Five lines and four spaces on which notes and other musical symbols are placed
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Quarter Note
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A note one quarter in length of a whole note; a quarter note equals one beat
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Quarter Rest
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A rest one quarter the length of a whole rest; a quarter rest equals one beat
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Repeat Sign
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The symbol with two lines and two dots that means to perform a section of a composition again
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Time Signature
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A symbol at the beginning of the staff indicating how many beats are in each measure and what kind of note gets one beat
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Arco
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Play with the bow
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Down bow
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Push the bow toward the tip
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Up Bow
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Pull the bow toward the frog
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Symphony
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A large-scale composition for orchestra usually made of four distinct movements
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Arpeggio
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Note of a chord played one at a time
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Double Stop
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Two notes played at the same time
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Eighth Note
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A note one half the value of a quarter note
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Andante
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Indicates a moderately slow walking temp
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Tempo
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Indicates how fast or slow the music is to be played
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Key Signature
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Indicates what notes are to be played with sharps or flats
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Half Note
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A note half the length of a whole note or twice the length of a quarter note
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Half Rest
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A rest half the length of a whole rest or twice the length of a quarter rest
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Slur
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A curved line connecting two or more notes of different pitches played in the same bow stroke
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Tie
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A curved line connecting two notes of the same pitch and played as if they were one
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Dotted Half Note
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Receives three beats of sound in 3/4 time; the dot after the note adds one half the value of the note
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Staccato
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Notes marked with a dot above or below the note head; staccato notes are to be played short and detached, stopping the bow between notes
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Slur Staccato
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Hooked bowing - Two or more notes played in the same direction with a stop between each note
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