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1
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accelerando (accel.)

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becoming quicker

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alla, all’

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in the manner of

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animato

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lively, animated

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assai

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much, very much (e.g, allegro assai, very fast)

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ben, bene

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well (e.g., coll’ ottava, with an added octave)

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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 moto

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with movement

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e, ed

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and

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espressivo

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expressive, with expression

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fortepiano (fp)

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loud, then suddenly soft

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grave

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slow and solemn

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leggiero

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light, nimble, quick

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loco

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return to normal register

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ma

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but (e.g., ma non troppo, but not too much)

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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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M.M

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Maelzel’s Metronome

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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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piu

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more

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piu 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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quasi

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almost, as if

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rubato

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with some freedom of tempo to enhance musical expression

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sempre

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always, continuously

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senza

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without

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spiritoso

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spirited

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tenuto

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held, sustained

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tranquillo

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quiet, tranquil

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tre corde

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three strings; release the left (piano) pedal

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troppo

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too much

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una corda

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one string; depress the left (piano) pedal

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vivace

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lively, brisk

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accent >

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a stressed note

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adagio

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a slow tempo (slower than andante, but not as slow as largo)

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allegretto

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fairly fast (a little slower than allegro)

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allegro

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fast

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andante

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moderately slow; at a walking pace

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andantino

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a little fast than andante

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a tempo

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return to original tempo

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45
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cantabile

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in a singing style

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crescendo, cresc.

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becoming louder

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con pedale, Ped.

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with pedal

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da Capo, D.C.

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repeat from the beginning

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da Capo al Fine, D.C 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

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decrescendo, decresc.

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becoming softer

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diminuendo, dim

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becoming softer

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dolce

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sweet, gentle

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fermata

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pause; hold the note or rest longer than its written value

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forte (f)

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loud

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fortissimo (ff)

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very loud

57
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fine

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the end of the music

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grazioso

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graceful

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larghetto

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not as slow as largo

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largo

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very slow

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legato

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smooth

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lento

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slow

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maestoso

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majestic

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marcato

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marked or stressed

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mano destra (m.d.)

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right hand

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mano sinistra (m.s.)

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left hand

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mezzo forte (mf)

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moderately loud

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mezzo piano (mp)

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moderately soft

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moderato

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at a moderate pace

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ottava. 8va

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the interval of an octave

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8va above the notes

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play one octave above the written pitch

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8va below the notes

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play one octave below the written pitch

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pianissimo (pp)

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very soft

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piano (p)

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soft

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prestissimo

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as fast as possible

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rallentando, rall

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slowing down

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ritardando, rit

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slowing down gradually

78
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repeat signs

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repeat the music within the double bars

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slur

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play the notes legato

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staccato

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detached

81
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tie

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hold the note for the combined value of the tied notes

82
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tempo

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speed at which the music is performed

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tempo primo (tempo I)

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return to the original tempo

84
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harmonic minor scale

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7th is raised a chromatic semitone ascending and descending

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melodic minor scale

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6th and 7th are raised a chromatic semitone ascending only

86
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enharmonic

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when two notes have the same pitch, but are described differently with neighboring letter names

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tonic

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1st and 8th

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supertonic

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2nd

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mediant

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3rd

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subdominant

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4th

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dominant

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5th

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submediant

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6th

93
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leading note

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7th

94
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melodic chromatic scale

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consists of half steps only. ascending- every letter name is used twice except for 3.7.1. ascending half steps are raised. descending- every letter name is used twice except for 1.4.1. descending half steps are lowered.

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harmonic chromatic scale

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consists of half steps only. every letter is written twice except for the tonic and dominant notes

96
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whole tone scale

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consists of six pitches built on a pattern of whole tones. one letter is omitted preventing the use of a double sharp or double flat. two types of whole tone scales- one using the three black keys group and one using the two black keys group.

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major pentatonic scale

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consists of 5 notes built on the pattern of WT WT minor3rd WT. 1st write the regular major scale then omit the 4th and 7th notes

98
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minor pentatonic scale

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begins with a minor 3rd. first write the natural minor and then omit the 2nd and 6th notes

99
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blues scale

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to write a blues scale write the natural minor scale, omitting the second and sixth notes then add a note an augmented 4th or diminished 5th above the tonic

100
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octatonic scale

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the octatonic scale consists of eight tones arranged by alternating whole steps and half steps. it can either begin on a whole step of a half step. four whole steps and four half steps are used in each scale.

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perfect interval

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1.4.5.8

102
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major interval

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2,3,6,7

103
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inversions of intervals

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major goes to minor - minor goes to major - perfects stays perfect - augmented goes to diminished - diminished goes to augmented - # of each interval together adds up to nine

104
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simple triple time 3/16

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S w w - never combine two weak beats

105
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simple quadruple time 4/16

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S w M w - never combine a weak beat and a medium beat - always combine strong and a weak beat or a medium and a weak beat

106
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compound duple time 6/16

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S w w M w w OR can be divided into S w

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compound triple time 9/16

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beats are usually divided into S w w

108
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compound quadruple time 12/16

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beats are usually divided into S w M w

109
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A 3 (triplet) above or below a set of notes

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A triplet consists of three notes play in the time of two notes

110
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a 2 (duplet) above or below a set of notes

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a duplet is where 2 notes are played in the time of 3 notes

111
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a 4 (quadruplet) above or below a set of notes

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a quadruplet is where 4 notes are played in the time of 3 notes. in certain time signatures, 4 notes play be played in the time of 5 notes

112
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a 5 (quintuplet) 6 (sextuplet) or 7 (septuplet) above or below a note

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all of these mean that that set of notes will be played in the time of 4 notes

113
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root position

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root position of a triad- lowest note is known as the root, middle note is known and the third, top note is known as the 5th

114
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1st inversion

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the root moves up one octave

115
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2nd inversion

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the root and the third move up one octave

116
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perfect cadence

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V, I or V, i

117
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plagal cadence

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IV, I or IV, i

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imperfect cadence

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I, V or IV V, or i V, or iv V

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