Stuff Flashcards

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Bass Clef

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a clef placing F below middle C on the second-highest line of the staff

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Treble Clef

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a clef placing G above middle C on the second-lowest line of the staff

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Key Signature

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any of several combinations of sharps or flats after the clef at the beginning of each stave indicating the key of a composition

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Ledger Lines

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a short line added for notes above or below the range of a staff

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Accidental

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a sign indicating a momentary departure from the key signature by raising or lowering a note

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Flats

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lower (a note) by a semitone

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Sharp

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raise the pitch of (a note).

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Natural

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a sign (♮) denoting a natural note when a previous sign or the key signature would otherwise demand a sharp or a flat.

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Enharmonic

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of or relating to notes that are the same in pitch (in modern tuning) though bearing different names (e.g., F sharp and G flat or B and C flat).

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Major Scale

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A major scale is a diatonic scale. The sequence of intervals between the notes of a major scale is: whole, whole, half, whole, whole, whole, half.

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Pitch

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Musical sound

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Staff

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5 lines and 4 spaces on which music is written

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Half Step

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Go up or down by half step

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Common Time

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4/4 Time

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Cut Time

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2/2 Time

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Diminuendo

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Getting softer, like a decrescendo

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Phrase

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A series of notes that sound complete even when played apart from the main song…. A musical sentence

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Crescendo

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Gradually increase the volume

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Decrescendo

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Gradually decrease the volume or get quieter

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Tempo

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The speed of the music

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Articulation

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The way you perform the notes

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Tie

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A curved line connecting two notes of the same pitch and name, meaning add the note values

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Slur

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A curved line used to indicate that notes should be played smoothly (legato) and in one breath

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Accelerando

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To get faster

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A tempo

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Return to original tempo

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Ritardondo

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To get slower

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Largo

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Very slow

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Adagio

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Slow

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Andante

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Walking speed

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Moderato

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Medium fast

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Allegro

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Fast

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Presto

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Very fast

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Accelerando

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To get faster

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A tempo

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Return to original tempo

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Ritardondo

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To get slower

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Largo

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Very slow

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Adagio

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Slow

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Andante

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Walking speed

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Moderato

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Medium fast

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Allegro

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Fast

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Presto

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Very fast