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Intermediate Flashcards

1
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Return to the previous tempo

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A tempo

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Becoming quicker

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Accelerando, accel.

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In the manner of

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Alla, all’

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Lively, animated

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Animato

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Much, very much (for example, allegro assai: very fast)

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Assai

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Well (for example, ben marcato: well marked)

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Ben, bene

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Brilliant

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Brillante

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With (for example, coll’ ottava: with an added octave)

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Col, coll’, colla, colle

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With

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Con

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With vigor or spirit

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Con brio

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With expression

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Con espressione

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With movement

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Con moto

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And

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E, ed

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Expressive, with expression

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Espressivo, espress.

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Loud, then suddenly soft

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Fortepiano, fp

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Slow and solemn

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Grave

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Light, nimble, quick

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Leggiero

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18
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Return to normal register

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Loco

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But (for example, am non troppo: but not too much)

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Ma

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Less

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Meno

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21
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Less movement, slower

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Meno mosso

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Metronome marking

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M.M.

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Much, very

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Molto

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Not

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Non

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Not too much

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Non troppo

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More

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Più

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27
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More movement, quicker

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Più mosso

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28
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Little

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Poco

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29
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Little by little

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Poco a poco

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Almost, as if

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Quasi

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31
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A flexible tempo using slight variations of speed to enhance musical expression

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Rubato

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32
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Always, continuously

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Sempre

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33
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Without

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Senza

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34
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Spirited

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Spiritoso

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35
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Held, sustained

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Tenuto

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36
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Quiet, tranquil

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Tranquillo

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37
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Three strings; release the left piano pedal

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Tre corde

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38
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Too much

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Troppo

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39
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One strength; depress the left piano pedal

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Una corda

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40
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Lively, brisk

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Vivace

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41
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A symbol, placed in front of a note, that raises or lowers its pitch

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Accidental

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42
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And interval that is one chromatic semitone larger than the equivalent major or Perfect interval

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Augmented interval

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43
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A vertical line that divides the staff into measures

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Bar line

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44
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The clef that indicates the location of F on the fourth line of the staff

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Bass clef

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A horizontal line that connects two or more eighth, 16th, or 32nd notes

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Beam

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46
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A major scale in which the third, the seventh, and sometimes the fifth degrees are lowered

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Blues scales

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47
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Two chords or implied harmonies that end a phrase of music creating a place of rest

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Cadence

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48
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A style of written music for four distinct voices: soprano, alto, tenor, and bass

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Chorale style

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49
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A combination of notes that are played together

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Chord

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50
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A semitone that consists of two notes with the same letter name (for example, G-G#)

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Chromatic semitone

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51
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A diagram that shows how keys are related by perfect 5ths

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Circle of fifths

52
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The sign placed at the beginning of a staff to indicate the location of notes

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Clef

53
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Another name for the time signature 4/4

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Common time

54
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Time signatures that indicate to beats in each measure-for example, 6/4, 6/8, 6/16 - where each beat is divisible by three

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Compound duple time

55
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Time signatures that indicates four beats and each measure - for example, 12/4, 12/8, 12/16 - where each beat is divisible by three

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Compound quadruple time

56
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Time signatures in which each beat is divisible by three

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Compound time

57
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Time signatures that indicate three beats in each measure-for example, 9/4, 9/8, 9/16 - where each beat is divisible by three

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Compound triple time

58
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Another name for the time signature 2/2

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Cut time (alla breve)

59
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A semitone that consists of two notes with different letter names (for example, G-Ab)

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Diatonic semitone

60
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An interval that is one chromatic semitone smaller than the equivalent minor or Perfect interval

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Diminished interval

61
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The sign that lowers the pitch of a note one whole tone

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Double flat

bb

62
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The sign that raises the pitch of a note one whole tone

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Double sharp

63
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In 4/2 time, A note equal to four beats

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Double whole note, breve

64
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In 4/2 time, a rest equal to four beats

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Double whole rest, breve rest

65
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In compound time, a group of two notes that are played in the time of three notes of the same value

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Duplet

66
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Describes notes of the same pitch that are named differently (for example, F# and Gb)

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Enharmonic

67
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In a chord, The note that is the interval of a fifth above the root

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Fifth

68
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The position of a chord when the third is the lowest

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First inversion

69
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A small curved line that, when attached to a note stem, indicates an eighth note (two _____ indicate a sixteenth note, three indicate a thirty-second note)

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Flag

70
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The sign that lowers the pitch of a note one semitone

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Flat

71
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The combination of the treble and bass staves

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Grand staff

72
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The distance between two notes played at the same time

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Harmonic interval

73
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A scale formed by raising the seventh degree of the natural minor scale (there are semitones between notes 2 and 3, Notes 5 and 6, and Notes 7 and 8(1).)

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Harmonic minor scale

74
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The distance between two notes

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Interval

75
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Turned upside down

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Inverted

76
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The specific scale on which a piece of music is based

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Key

77
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A collection of sharps or flats at the beginning of the staff that indicates the key of the music

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Key signature

78
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The short lines used for notes that are above or below the staff

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Ledger lines

79
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The interval of a 2nd, 3rd, 6th, or 7th, as formed above the tonic of a major scale

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Major interval (maj)

80
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A series of seven notes with the following pattern of tones and semitones: tone-tone-semitone-tone-tone-tone-semitone

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Major scale

81
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A three-note chord that consists of a major 3rd and a perfect 5th above the root

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Major triad

82
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A group of beats or pulses between two bar lines

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Measure

83
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The distance between two notes played one after the other

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Melodic interval

84
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A scale formed by raising the sixth and seventh degrees of the natural minor scale ascending, and lowering the sixth and seventh degrees the sending

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Melodic minor scale

85
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The interval of a 2nd, 3rd, 6th, or 7th that is one semitones smaller than the equivalent major interval

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Minor interval (min)

86
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A three-note chord that consists of a minor 3rd in a perfect 5th above the root

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Minor Triad

87
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The sign that cancels a sharp or a flat

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Natural

88
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A minor scale written with no changes from the key signature

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Natural minor scale

89
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A written symbol used to indicate sound in music

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Note

90
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The interval of an octave

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Ottava, 8va

91
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And eight-note scale in which tones and semitones alternate

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Octatonic scale

93
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A five-note scale (one example is found on the black keys of the keyboard)

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Pentatonic scale

94
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A chord progression that consists of a dominant triad moving to a tonic triad (V - I)

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Perfect cadence

95
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And interval of a unison, 4th, 5th, or 8ve as formed above the tonic of a major scale

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Perfect interval (per)

96
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A chord progression that consists of a subdominant triad moving to a tonic triad (IV- I)

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Plagal cadence

97
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In compound time, a group of four notes that are played in the time of three notes of the same value

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Quadruplet

98
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A group of five notes that are played in the time of three, four, or six notes of the same value, depending on the time signature

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Quintuplet

99
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Major and minor keys that use the same key signature

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Relative keys

100
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A written symbol used to indicate silence in music

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Rest

101
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The fundamental note of a triad or chord

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Root

102
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The position of a chord when the root is the lowest note

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Root position

103
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A series of notes with a specific pattern of tones and semitones

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Scale

104
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The position of a chord when the fifth is the lowest note

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Second inversion

105
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One halfstep; the shortest distance between two notes on the keyboard

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Semitone

106
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A group of seven notes that are played in the time of four or six notes of the same value

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Septuplet

107
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A group of six notes that are played in the time of four notes of the same value

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Sextuplet

108
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The sign that raises the pitch of a note one semitone

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Sharp

109
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A score for four voices (soprano, alto, tenor, and bass) written on two staves

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Short score

110
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Time signatures that indicate to beats in each measure-for example, 2/2, 2/4, 2/8 - where each beat is divisible by two

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Simple duple time

111
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Time signatures that indicate four beats and each measure-for example, 4/2, 4/4, 4/8 - where each beat is divisible by two

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Simple quadruple time

112
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Time signatures in which each beat is divisible by two

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Simple time

113
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Time signatures that indicate three beats in each measure-for example, 3/2, 3/4, 3/8 - where each beat is divisible by two

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Simple triple time

114
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The five horizontal lines on and between which notes are written

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Staff (pl. staves)

115
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A shift of accent from a strong beat to a weak beat

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Syncopation

116
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In a chord, the note that is a 3rd above the root

A

Third

117
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A curved line that connects two notes of the same pitch (The first note is played and the sound is held for the value of both notes.)

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Tie

118
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Two numbers placed at the beginning of a piece of music (The upper number indicates the number of beats in each measure; the lower number indicates which note get the strong beat.)

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Time signature

119
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The first note of a scale

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Tonic

120
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A major scale that has the same tonic as a given minor scale

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Tonic major

121
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A minor scale that has the same tonic as a given major scale

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Tonic minor

122
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The rewriting of a melody at a different pitch or in a different key

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Transposition

123
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The clef that indicates the location of G on the second line of the staff

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Treble clef, G clef

124
Q

A three-note chord

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Triad

125
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A group of three notes played in the time of two notes of the same value

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Triplet

126
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Two semitones; the distance between any two piano keys with one key (White or black) between them

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Whole tone

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