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Grade 3and 4 AMEB Theory Terms and signs Flashcards

1
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Largamente

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broadly

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larghetto

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rather broadly

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prestissimo

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extremely fast, as fast as possible

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con moto

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with movement

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5
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calando

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getting softer and slower

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morendo

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dying away

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7
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forte-piano (fp)

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loud then immediately soft

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sforzando (sf)

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a strong accent

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agitato

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with agitation

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10
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attacca

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go on at once

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animato

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with animation

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12
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tranquillo

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calmly

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13
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con anima

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with feeling

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con brio

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with spirit

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con grazia

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with grace

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con forza

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with force

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17
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dolce

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soft and sweet

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18
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risoluto

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with resolution

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19
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ben marcato

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well marked

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20
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main droite M.D.

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right hand

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21
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main gauche M.G.

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left hand

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22
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une corda

A

with the soft pedal (literally, with one string)

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23
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tre corde

A

release the soft pedal, (literally, with three strings)

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24
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ad libitum

A

at pleasure, quite freely

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25
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8va

A

an octave higher

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26
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loco

A

at the normal pitch (generally after playing an octave higher)

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27
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opus

A

a work or group of works

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M.M.

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Maelzal’s metronome

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29
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What is the range of soprano

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12 notes middle C up to G an octave above

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30
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What is the range of alto

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11 notes G below middle C up to C above middle C

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31
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What is the range of tenor

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12 notes C below middle C up to G above middle C

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32
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What is the range of bass

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12 notes low F up to middle C

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33
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what voice should the tonic be sung in for a cadence?

A

bass

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34
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What is the tone/semitone sequence for a major scale?

A

ttsttts

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35
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What is the tone/semitone sequence for a minor scale?

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t s t t s t+s s

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36
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what are the three primary triads?

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Tonic, Subdominant, Dominant

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37
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what is key signature for C Maj?

A

No sharps or flats

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38
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what is the key signature for G maj?

A

F sharp

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39
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what is the key signature for d maj?

A

F sharp, C Sharp

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40
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what is the key signature for a maj?

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F sharp, C Sharp, G sharp

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41
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what is the key signature for e maj?

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F sharp, C sharp, G sharp, D sharp

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42
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what is the relative minor to c maj

A

a minor

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43
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what is the relative minor to g maj?

A

e minor

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44
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what is the relative minor to d major?

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b minor

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45
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what is the relative minor to a major

A

f sharp minor

46
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what is the relative minor to e major?

A

c sharp minro

47
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what is the key signature for f major?

A

b flat

48
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what is the key signature for b-flat major?

A

b flat, e flat

49
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what is the key signature for e-flat major?

A

b flat, e flat, a flat

50
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what is the key signature for a-flat major?

A

b flat, e flat, a flat, d flat

51
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what is the key signature for d-flat major?

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b flat, e flat, a flat, d flat, g flat

52
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what is the relative minor to f major?

A

d minor

53
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what is the relative minor to b-flat major?

A

g minor

54
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what is the relative minor to e-flat major

A

c minor

55
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what is the relative minor to a-flat major?

A

f minor

56
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what is the relative minor to d-flat major?

A

b-flat minor

57
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what scale degree is the tonic?

A

1

58
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what scale degree is the supertonic?

A

2

59
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what scale degree is the mediant

A

3

60
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what scale degree is the subdominant?

A

4

61
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what scale degree is the dominant/

A

5

62
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what scale degree is the submediant?

A

6

63
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what scale degree is the leading-note?

A

7

64
Q

what is 2/4

A

simple duple

65
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what is 2/2

A

simple duple

66
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what is compound duple

A

6/8

67
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what is simple triple

A

3/4

68
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what is 3/2

A

simple triple

69
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what is 9/8

A

compound triple

70
Q

what is 12/8

A

compound quadruple

71
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what is 4/4

A

simple quadruple

72
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what is a duplet?

A

two notes in the time of three of the same value. It is used only in compound time (the reverse of the triplet which is used only in simple time).

73
Q

how many semiquavers are there in a dotted quaver rest?

A

3

74
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what is alla breve time?

A

2/2 of cut common time

75
Q

what is rondo form?

A

ABACA

76
Q

what is ternary form?

A

ABA

77
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what is binary form?

A

AB

78
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what is a sequence?

A

when the same melody is repeated, directly following the original. It is transposed up or down, but the intervals are the same.

79
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Perdendosi

A

Fading away

80
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Smorzando

A

Dying away

81
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rinforzando

A

reinforcing the tone

82
Q

Pesante

A

heavily

83
Q

Chromatic semitone

A

One in which both notes making the semitone have the same letter name (c-c sharp and a flat -a)

84
Q

Diatonic Semitone

A

Both notes making the semitone have different letter names. (C-D flat) and (G sharp - A)

85
Q

What do inverted augmented intervals become?

A

diminished intervals

86
Q

What do inverted diminished intervals become

A

augmented

87
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What do inverted major intervals become

A

minor

88
Q

What do inverted minor intervals become

A

major

89
Q

What do inverted perfect intervals become

A

they remain perfect.

90
Q

How do find the number of an inverted interval?

A

Subtract the number of the interval being inverted from 9.

91
Q

Describe the interval between the sixth and seventh degrees of a harmonic minor scale

A

augmented second.

92
Q

Arco

A

played with the bow

93
Q

pizzicato (pizz.)

A

plucked with the fingers

94
Q

tremolo

A

bowing back and forth very rapidly to produce a shimmery or wavering effect

95
Q

sul ponticello

A

playing with the bow on or near the bridge

96
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sul tasto

A

playing with the bow on or near the finger board.

97
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Cantando

A

in a singing style

98
Q

tenuto

A

held

99
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piacevole

A

pleasant, agreeable

100
Q

portamento (in singing or string playing)

A

a smooth gliding from one note to another.

101
Q

dolente

A

sadly, plaintive

102
Q

doloroso

A

sadly, plaintive

103
Q

sotto voce

A

softly in a an undertone

104
Q

giocoso

A

gay merry

105
Q

grazioso

A

gracefully

106
Q

assai

A

very

107
Q

quasi

A

as if, as it were.

108
Q

scherzando

A

playfully

109
Q

subito

A

suddenly

110
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non troppo

A

not too much.

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