Music Terms 2v1 Flashcards
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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
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In the style of
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assai
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Very
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Con
With
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music symbol :
decrescendo - gradually getting softer
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mezzo
Half
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molto
Very, much
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pianissimo
Very soft
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What is a triplet?
A triplet is a group of 3 notes played in the time of 2.
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What can form a triplet?
Rests and notes with different values
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poco
A little
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troppo
Too much
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Crescendo
Getting louder
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D.S.
dal segno - reapeat from the sign ![]()
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music symbol meaning
accent the note
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music symbol meaning
staccato, detached note
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music symbol
crescendo - gradually getting louder
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music notation :
tie - play only the first note and hold for the value of both notes.
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D.C.
da capo - repeat from the beginning
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music notation :
slur - play the notes smoothly
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music notation :
repeat marks
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What is a dotted note ?
the dot maes the note longer by half its value
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explain the symbol :
play an octave higher
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explain the symbol :
octave
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explain the symbol :
play an octave lower
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explain the symbol :
give the note a slight pressure
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explain the symbol :
super-staccato
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explain the symbol :
semi-staccato
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explain the symbol :
accent the note strongly
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explain the term : senza
without
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explain the term : piu
more
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explain the term : non
not
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explain the term : meno
less
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explain the term : ma
but
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explain the term : e, ed
and
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explain the term :con, col
with
