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Intermediate Rudiments Terms Flashcards

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acciaccatura

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A grace note/crushed note, played on the beat

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Accelerando (accel.)

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Gradually becoming faster

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Accent

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A stressed note; play this note louder than the dynamic marking indicates

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Adagio

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Very slowly; slower than Andante, but not as slow as Largo

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Alla (all’)

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In the style/manner of…

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Alla Marcia

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In the style of a March

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Allegretto

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Fairly lively (not as fast as Allegro)

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Allegro

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Lively, quick, bright (fast)

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Andante

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At a walking pace, moderately slow

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Andantino

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A little faster than andante

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Animato, Animoso

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Animated, spirited, lively

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Assai

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Much, very much

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Ben, Bene

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Well, much

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Brillante

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Brilliantly

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Cantabile

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In a singing style

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Chord

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Three or more pitches sounding at the same time

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Colla, colle, (col, coll’)

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With

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Coll’ 8va

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Play these notes in octaves

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Con

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With

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Con brio

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With vigour, spirit

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Con espressione

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With expression

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Con grazia

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With grace; in a graceful or elegant style

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Con moto

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With motion

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Con pedale (con ped.) (Ped.)

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With the damper pedal

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Crescendo (cresc.)

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Gradually becoming louder

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Da Capo (D.C.)

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Repeat from beginning

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Da Capo al Fine

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Repeat from the beginning and end at Fine

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Dal Segno (D.S.)

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Repeat from the sign

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/88/Music-segno.png

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Decrescendo (decresc.)

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Gradually becoming softer

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Diminuendo (dim.)

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Gradually becoming softer

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Dolce

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Sweetly, gentle

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E, ed

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And

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Enharmonic

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Two notes that are spelled differently but sound the same (ex: F# is the enharmonic of Gb)

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Espressivo (espress.)

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Expressively

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Fermata

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Pause; hold this note (or rest) longer than its note value indicates

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Fine

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The end

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Forte

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Loud

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Fortepiano

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Loud, then immediately soft

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Fortissimo

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Very loud

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Grave

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Solemnly, slowly

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Grazioso

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Graceful

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Larghetto

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Rather slow (not as slow as Largo)

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Largo

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Very slow and broad (slower than Adagio)

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Legato

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Smoothly connected

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Leggiero

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Lightly, nimble and quick

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Lento

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Slow

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Loco

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As written (return to normal register). Normally follows 8va

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Ma

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But

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Maestoso

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Majestically

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M.D. (Mano destra)

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With the right hand

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M.M.

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Maelzel’s metronome. M.M. indicates the number of beats played per minute.

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M.S. (Mano sinistra)

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With the left hand

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Marcato

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Well marked, accented

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Meno

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Less

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Meno Mosso

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Less movement, slower

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Mezzo Forte

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Moderately loud (a bit softer than forte)

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Mezzo piano

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Moderately soft (a little louder than piano)

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Moderato

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At a moderate speed

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Molto

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Much, very

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Non

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Not

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Non troppo

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Not too much

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Ottava (8va)

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The interval of an octave

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Pedale (ped.)

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Pedal

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Pianissimo

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Very soft

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Piano

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Soft

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Più

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More

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Più mosso

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More movement, quicker

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Poco

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Little

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Poco a poco

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Little by little

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Prestissimo

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As fast as possible

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Presto

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Very fast

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Quasi

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As if, like, almost

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Rallentando (rall.)

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Gradually becoming slower

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Repeat signs

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Repeat the music between the repeat signs

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Ritardando (rit., ritard.)

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Gradually becoming slower

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Rubato

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A free, flexible tempo used to enhance musical expression that can speed up or slow down. “Robbed time”

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Sempre

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Always

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Slur

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A line drawn over (or under) two or more notes, indicating that they are to be played legato

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Spiritoso

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Spirited

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Staccato

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Play the notes short, separated or detached

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Tempo

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The speed at which the music is to be played

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Tempo Primo (Tempo I)

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Return to the original speed (usually follows a ritardando or rallentando)

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Tenuto

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Sustain the note for its full value

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Tie

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Hold for the combined value of both notes

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Tranquillo

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Calmly, quietly, tranquilly

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Tre corde

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“Three strings”, an indication to release the soft pedal on the piano

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Troppo

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Too much

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Una corda

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“One string”, an indication to depress the soft pedal on the piano

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Vivace

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Lively, spirited, brisk

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a tempo

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Return to the original tempo

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Senza

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Without

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