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1
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2/4 Time Signature

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Top number- 2 beats per measure, Bottom number- Quarter note is worth 1 beat

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2
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Staccato

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Dot under/over the note, play these notes very short

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Flat

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Symbol that occurs before a note, play this note one key to the left

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4
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Half step

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Distance between a key on the piano and the IMMEDIATE next key

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Whole step

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Distance between one key on the piano and 2 keys away/2 keys away from the written note-
black key to another black key, white key to another white key USUALLY

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Tetrachord

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Chord (group of notes) with 4 pitches in it

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7
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Major scale

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2 tetrachords put together (4+4=8)

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8
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Fortissimo

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Play very loudly

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9
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Natural

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A symbol that means to play the white key of that pitch (G# black key, Gb black key, G natural
white key

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10
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Key signature

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key of C & G major
Key of C Major- no sharps and no flats in this key
Key of G Major- 1 sharp, F#

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11
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Syncopated notes

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Notes that occur on non-strong/ weak beats

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