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- Indicates range of pitches or tessitura is below middle "c" on the piano, also indicates specific organization of pitches on lines and spaces on the staff.
- Bass Clef
- 3/4 time, three beats per measure, with quarter note getting the beat
- Time Signature
- Incomplete measure that enables the piece to start across a bar line, rather than the downbeat
- Rhythmic Pick Up
- Three or more notes sounded simultaneously to give depth to music, usually major or minor.
- Chord
- Adjusts a specific pitch from the key signature. The sharp sign always raises the note a half step or semi-tone.
- Accidental, sharp sign
- Indicates an exact repetition of an indicated section of music.
- Repeat Sign
- Shows that unless otherwise marked, every single pitch that is an F, C or a G is raised by a semitone.
- Key Signature with 3 sharps.
- Indicates specifically a soft volume is required for this section or until another dynamic is notated.
- Piano Dynamic
- Adjusts a specific pitch from the key signature. In a flat key, the natural sign raises the note a half step or semi-tone. In a sharp key, the natural sign lowers the note a half step or semi-tone.
- Accidental, natural sign.
- Adjusts a specific pitch from the key signature, the flat sign always lowers the note a half step or semi-tone.
- Accidental, flat sign
- Extends the length of a note rhythmically.
- Tie
- Indicates a greater stress placed on a note, producing a stronger sound.
- Accent
- Indicates that a line of music should become louder in dynamic level.
- Crescendo
- Indicates that a line of music should become softer in dynamic level.
- Decrescendo or diminuendo
- "Tales of the Vienne Woods" -Johann Strauss Jr.
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- 3/4
- Moderato
- Major
- Rubato (robbing the tempo in one part and inserting it elsewhere. - "Alabama Song (Whiskey Bar)" -The Doors
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- 2/4
- Andante
- Minor
- Accent on off beat - "Sonata in B-Flat Major" -Mozart
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- 4/4
- Allegro
- Major
- Accents on 1 & 3 - "Dani California" -Red Hot Chili Peppers
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- 4/4
- Andante
- Minor
- Accents on 2 & 4 - "Someday My Prince Will Come" -Dave Brubeck
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- 3/4
- Allegro
- Major
- Syncopated (accenting weak/off beats) - "Irish Washerwoman" -Andre Rieu
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- 6/8
- Presto
- Major
- Accelerando -
3/4
Moderato
Major
Rubato - "Tales of the Vienna Woods" -Johann Strauss Jr.
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2/4
Andante
Minor
Accent on off beat - "Alabama Song (Whiskey Bar)" -The Doors
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4/4
Allegro
Major
Accents on 1 & 3 - "Sonata in B-Flat Major" -Mozart
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4/4
Andante
Minor
Accents on 2 & 4 - "Dani California" -Red Hot Chili Peppers
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3/4
Allegro
Major
Syncopated - "Someday My Prince Will Come" -Dave Brubeck
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6/8
Presto
Major
Accelerando - "Irish Washerwoman" -Andre Rieu
- Introduction
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sets pace
introduces
builds up suspense - Verse
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Tells Story
Repeats w/ change to lyrics - Chorus
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Repeats melody & lyrics every time
Contrasts w/ verse - Bridge
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Connects chorus & verse
Contrasts musically & harmonically - Coda
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Tag - outro
Ending section - Compound Meter
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-The beat is divided into smaller groups of 3.
-6/8 (dotted quarter note gets one beat)
-Can be divided into 3 eighth notes.
-Write a 6/8 meter