Music Terms 2v1 Flashcards by Chloe Heng | Brainscape

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decrescendo

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Gradually getting softer

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Diminuendo

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Gradually getting softer

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cresc.

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Gradually getting louder

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dim.

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Gradually getting softer

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f

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Loud

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forte

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Loud

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ff

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Very loud

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Fortissimo

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Very loud

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fp

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fortepiano - Loud, then soft

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fortepiano

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Loud, then soft

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fz

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Forced, accented

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forzando

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Forced, accented

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mf

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Mezzo forte .. Moderately loud

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Mezzo forte

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Moderately loud

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Mezzo piano

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Moderately soft

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mp

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Moderately soft

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piano

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Soft

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music symbol :

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fermata - pause on the note

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pp

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Pianissimo …. Very soft

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sf

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Sforzando. … Forced, accented

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sfz

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Sforzato …. Forced, accented

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music note :

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80 crotchet beats in a minute

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alla

A

In the style of

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assai

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Very

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Con

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With

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music symbol :

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decrescendo - gradually getting softer

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mezzo

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Half

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molto

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Very, much

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pianissimo

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Very soft

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What is a triplet?

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A triplet is a group of 3 notes played in the time of 2.

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What can form a triplet?

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Rests and notes with different values

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poco

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A little

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troppo

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Too much

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Crescendo

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Getting louder

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D.S.

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dal segno - reapeat from the sign

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music symbol meaning

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accent the note

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music symbol meaning

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staccato, detached note

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music symbol

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crescendo - gradually getting louder

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music notation :

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tie - play only the first note and hold for the value of both notes.

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D.C.

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da capo - repeat from the beginning

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music notation :

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slur - play the notes smoothly

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music notation :

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repeat marks

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What is a dotted note ?

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the dot maes the note longer by half its value

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explain the symbol :

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play an octave higher

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explain the symbol :

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octave

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explain the symbol :

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play an octave lower

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explain the symbol :

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give the note a slight pressure

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explain the symbol :

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super-staccato

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explain the symbol :

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semi-staccato

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explain the symbol :

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accent the note strongly

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explain the term : senza

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without

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explain the term : piu

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more

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explain the term : non

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not

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explain the term : meno

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less

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explain the term : ma

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but

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explain the term : e, ed

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and

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explain the term :con, col

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with