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Grade 1 performance directions Flashcards

1
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accelerando

A

gradually getting quicker

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accel.

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gradually getting quicker

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3
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allegretto

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fairly quick (but not as quick as allegro)

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4
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allegro

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quick (literally ‘cheerful’)

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5
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andante

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at a medium (‘walking’) speed

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6
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cantabile

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in a singing style

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7
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crescendo

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gradually getting louder

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8
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cresc.

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gradually getting louder

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9
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da capo

A

repeat from the beginning

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10
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D.C.

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repeat from the beginning

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11
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decrescendo

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gradually getting quieter

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12
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decresc.

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gradually getting quieter

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13
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diminuendo

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gradually getting quieter

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14
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dim.

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gradually getting quieter

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15
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fine

A

the end

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16
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forte

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loud

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17
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fortissimo

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very loud

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18
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legato

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smoothly

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19
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lento

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slow

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20
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mezzo

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half

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21
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mezzo forte

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moderately loud

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22
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mezzo piano

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moderately quiet

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23
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moderato

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moderately

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piano

25
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pianissimo

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very quiet

26
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poco

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rallentando

A

gradually getting slower

28
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rall.

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gradually getting slower

29
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ritardando

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gradually getting slower

30
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rit.

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gradually getting slower/held back

31
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ritard.

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gradually getting slower

32
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ritenuto

33
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riten.

34
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staccato

35
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stacc.

36
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tempo

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speed, time

37
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a tempo

38
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M.M.

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Maelzel’s Metronome

39
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dal segno

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repeat from the sign

40
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D.S.

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repeat from the sign

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forte, loud

42
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fortissimo, very loud

43
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mezzo forte, moderately loud

44
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mezzo piano, moderately quiet

45
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piano, quiet

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pianissimo, very quiet

47
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crescendo, gradually getting louder

48
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diminuendo, gradually getting quieter

49
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slur, play legato, play smoothly

50
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perform an octave higher

51
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play an octave lower

52
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8va

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54
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Accent

The note is played louder or with a harder attack than surrounding unaccented notes

55
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Fermata

pause on the note

56
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Repeat marks

At the second sign, go back to the first sign and repeat the music from there (the first sign is left out if the music is repeated from the beginning).

57
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Metronome mark

120 crotchet beats in a minute

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