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| 1. TIME SIGNATURE- 2 NUMBERS COMING AT THE BEGINNING OF A SONG, THE FIRST NUMBER TELLS HOW MANY BEATS PER MEASURE; THE SECOND NUMBER TELLS WHAT NOTE IS RECIEVING THE BEAT. 2. PICK-UP NOTES- 1 OR MORE NOTES AT THE BEGINNING OF A STRAIN 3. TIE- CURVED LINE BETWEEN TWO NOTES, THE FIRST NOTE IS PLAYED AND THE SECOND IS HELD 4. LEDGER LINES- WHEN THE PITCH OF A MUSICAL SOUND IS BELOW OR ABOVE THE STAFF. THE NOTES ARE PLACED ON OR BETWEEN THESE. 5. DOT- PERIOD AFTER A NOTE WHICH INCREASES ITS VALUE BY 1/2 6. SOLO- PLAYED BY A SINGLE PERSON 7. DUET- PLAYED BY TWO PEOPLE 8. MELODY- A SUCCESSION OF SINGLE TONES 9. CHORD- A COMBINATION OF TONES SOUNDED TOGETHER 10.SHARP- PLACED BEFORE A NOTE AND RAISES ITS PITCH BY 1/2 STEP OR 1 FRET 11.FLAT- PLACED BEFORE A NOTE THAT LOWERS ITS PITCH BY 1/2 STEP OR 1 FRET 12.NATURAL- RESTORES A NOTE TO ITS NORMAL POSITION, CANCELS OUT ALL ACCIDENTALS 13.ANDANTE- A SLOW, EASY PACE 14.MODERATO- MODERATE PACE 15.ALLEGRO- LIVELY PACE 16.TEMPO- THE RATE OF SPEED OF A MUSICAL COMPOSITION. 17.RITARDANO/RITARD/rit.- TO GROW SLOWER 18.ACCELERANDO/acc.- TO GROW FASTER 19.UP STROKE- USED ON REPEATED EIGHTH NOTES OF THE SAME PITCH 20.ACCIDENTAL CHORDS- "OUTSIDE" CHORDS 21.SOUND- MAY BE MADE FROM NOISE OR TONE 22.NOISE- MADE BY IRREGULAR VIBRATIONS 23.TONE- PRODUCED BY REGULAR VIBRATIONS 24.PITCH- HIGHNESS OR LOWNESS OF A TONE 25.DURATION- LENGTH OF A TONE 26.DYNAMICS- THE FORCE OR POWER OF A TONE 27.TIMBRE- QUALITY OF A TONE 28.OPEN- PLAYING OF A STRING W/O HOLDING DOWN ANY FINGERS 29.BAR LINE- VERTICLE LINE DIVIDING THE STAFF 30.CRESCENDO- GROWING LOUDER 31.DECRESCENDO- GROWING SOFTER 32.FORTE- LOUD 33.FORTISSIMO- VERY LOUD 34.MEZZO PIANO- RATHER SOFT 35.MEZZO FORTE- RATHER LOUD 36.PIANISSIMO- SOFT 37.SFORZANDO- FORCED 38.AFFETTUOSO- WITH PASSIONATE EXPRESSION 39.AGITATO- AGITATED 40.BRILLANTE- BRILLIANTLY 41.CON BRIO- WITH VIGOR 42.CON FUOCO- WITH FIRE-ENERGY 43.DOLCE- SWEETLY 44.EXPRESSIVO- WITH EXPRESSION 45.FERMATA- HOLD-PAUSE 46.GRANDIOSO- GRAND-NOBLE 47.GRAZIOSO- GRACEFUL-ELEGANT 48.GRAVE- SERIOUS-SLOW 49.LEGATO- SMOOTHLY 50.MAESTOSO- MAJESTIC-DIGNIFIED 51.SOSTENUTO- SUSTAINED 52.SPIRITO- SPRITED 53.TRANQUILLO- CALMNESS |
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