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A Capella

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singing without any instrumental accompaniment, relying solely on your voice

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A Tempo

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played at the original tempo

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Accelerando

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gradually increasing speed

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Accidental

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a symbol that indicates an alteration of a given pitch

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Adagio

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played slowly

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Allegretto

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moderately fast

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Allegro

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at a brisk lively tempo

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Alto Clef

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a symbol that indicates the middle rage of notes

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Andante

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walking pace

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Arco

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played with the bow

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Arpeggio

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Broken cord

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Bar

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measure

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Bass Clef

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a Clef that indicates the lower range of notes

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Brass

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a musical instrument that produces sound through the player’s vibrating lips

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Breath Mark

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a small symbol that means to breath there

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Brio

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Spirit

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Caesura

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grand pause

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Chord

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a combination of three or more notes

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Clef Sign

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a symbol that indicates the lower range of notes

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Con Forza

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with force

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Con

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with.

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Con Sordini

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with mute

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Crescendo

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gradually get louder

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Coda

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final passage of music

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Whole rest
A rest that is worth four beats.
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D.C. al Fine
To the top then to the end.
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Da capo
the top
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Decrescendo
gradually getting quieter
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Diminuendo
Gradually getting slower and quieter
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Senza Sordini
without mute.
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Dolce
Sweetly
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Dominant Seventh
distance from C-B flat in 11 half steps
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Dynamics
The volume of the music
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Eight note
a note that is half of a quarter note
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Eight rest
a note that has half the value of a quarter note
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Enharmonic
Notes that have the same sound but different names
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Etude
music study piece
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Forte
Loud
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Fermata
A note that means to hold it longer than its normal duration.
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Fortissimo
Very Loud
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Fine
The End
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Flat
is a half step lower than the normal note
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Grave
slow and solemn
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Half Note
A note that is worth 2 beats of a measure
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Half rest
A rest that holds for 2 whole beats
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Half step
smallest interval
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Interval
the distance between two note
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Key signature
tells you what key to play in.
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Intonation
how well you are in tune
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Largo
Very slow
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Legato
Smoothly
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Lento
Slow
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Ligature
the clamp of a clarinet mouth piece that holds the reed to the mouth piece.
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Major scale
A pattern of whole and half steps.
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Marcato
In a march style
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Measure
a grouping of beats in a piece of music
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Meno
Less
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Mezzo forte
moderately loud
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Moderato
play moderately
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Molto
much
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Mosso
motion
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Mouthpiece
The piece of the instrument you blow into
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Mezzo piano
moderately soft
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Natural
cancels out sharps and flats.
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Ostinato
A base line that repeats itself through our the piece.
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Major third
4 half steps
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Minor third
3 half steps
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Piano
soft or quiet
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Phrase
A complete musical thought.
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Piu
more
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Pizzicato
pluck the string
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Poco a poco
little by little
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Pianissimo
very quiet
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Quarter note
A note worth one beat of a measure
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Quarter rest
A rest worth one beat of the measure.
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Ritardando
gradually slow down
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Rubato
a very flexible tempo changing easily
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Scale
A set of musical notes arranged by pitch
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Sforzando
suddenly Loud
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Sharp
raises a half step
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Slur
A symbol that means no breathing or tonguing typically connected to two notes
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Soli
Music played by on section.
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Solo
A song only played by one
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Sostenuto
Short and separated
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Staccato
a dot over the note meaning to play short.
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Staff
five horizontal lines and four spaces where musical notes are written.
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String Family
viola,violin, cello, bass
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Subito
Suddenly
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Syncopation
putting an accent on the wrong syllable
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Tempo
The speed you play at.
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Theme
a familiar idea or message of notes played through the piece
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Tie
A symbol over two lines that have the same pitch
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Timbre
the quality of a musical note
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Time signature
indicator that shows the number of beats per measure
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Treble Clef
A symbol that indicates the higher rage of notes
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Tuning peg
a nob on the end of a string instrument that allows you to change the pitch.
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Tutti
all together
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Vivace
lively and fast
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Whole note
a note that's value is 4 beats
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Woodwind
An instrument with a split air stream

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