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1
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The highness or lowness of a sound

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Pitch

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The loudness or softness of a sound

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Dynamics

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soft dynamics

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Piano

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loud dynamics

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Forte

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How long you hold the note

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Duration

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middle dynamics

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Mezzo

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7
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How the sound unfolds in time

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Rhytem

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How the beat is organized in a piece

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Meter

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How fast/slow the beat is

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Tempo

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The color of the sound

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Timbre; Tone Color

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11
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Music is smooth and connected

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Legato

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12
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Music is short and detatched

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Staccato

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13
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First note of a scale; Gives a key its name

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Tonic

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14
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Central note and its chords in a passage of music

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Tonality

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15
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Flexibility of the beat for expression purposes

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Rubato

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16
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Texture- Single line of music

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Monophonic

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17
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Texture- Two of more independent lines of music

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Polyphonic

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18
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Texture- One principal melody, combined with chords and other subsidiary sounds

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Homophonic

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19
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The rate of sound vibration

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Frequency

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20
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Difference in highness and lowness between two pitches

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Interval

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21
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Plucking the strings on bowed instruments for special effects

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Pizzicato

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22
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Violin Family

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Violin, Cello, Viola

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23
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percussion instruments whose nickname is “Kettledrums”

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Timpani

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Set of seven pitches within the octave. Originally used in western music

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Diatonic Scale

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Set of twelve pitches withing the octave. Created after the diatonic scale
Chromatic Scale
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Simple, easily singable, catchy melody
Tune
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A tempo
Return to original tempo
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Accelerando
Gradually increasing tempo
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Accent
A stress or emphasis
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Adagio
Slowly, leisurely
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Allegretto
Moderately fast
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Allegro
Fast, lively
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Andante
Moderately slow
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Andantino
Slightly faster than andante
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Calmando
Calmly, tranquil
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Cantabile
In singing style
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A concluding section added to acheive a sense of finality
Coda
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Commodo
Quietly, easily
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Con Anima
With Animation
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Con Moto
With motion
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Con spirito
With spirit
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Crescendo
Gradually louder
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Da capo
Repeat from the beginning
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Da capo al coda
Rueturn to the beginning and play to measure concluding with coda
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Da capo al fine
Return to the beginning and conclude with the measure marked fine
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Decrescendo
Gradually softer
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Diminuendo
Gradually softer
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Dolce
Sweetly, softly
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Espressivo
With expression
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Fermata
Hold or pause
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Fine
the end
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Forte
Loud
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Fortissimo
Very loud
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Giocoso
Playfully, humorously
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Grazioso
Gracefully
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Leggiero
Light, Delicate
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Lento
slow
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ma non troppe
But not too much
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Maestoso
Majestically
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Marzaile
In the style of a march
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Meno
Less
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Mezzo forte
Moderately loud
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Mezzo piano
Moderately soft
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Moderato
Moderatly
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Molto
Much
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Ostinato
A figure or phase that is constantly repeated
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Pianissimo
Very soft
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Piano
soft
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Piu
More
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Poco
Little
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Portamento
Slightly detached
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Rallentando
Gradually becoming slower
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Rinforzando
Pronounced accent or stress
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Risoluto
Resolute, bold
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Ritmico
Rhythmic
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Ritardando
Gradually slower and slower
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Scherzando
Playful
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Semplice
Simple
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Sforzando
A strong accent
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simile
In a similar manner
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Smorzando
Dying or fading away
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Sostenuto
Dying or fading away
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Sostenuto
Sustained
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Spirito
Spirit, life
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Spiritoso
Spirited
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Subito
Suddenly, at once
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Teneramente
Tenderly
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Tenuto
Sustain for full value
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Tranquillo
Calm, quiet
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Vivace/Vivo
Animated, lively

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