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- VIVACE
- Very fast tempo
- TEMPO MARKINGS
- Terms which indicate the speed of the music
- NATURAL
- Cancels a flat or sharp until the next bar line
- RITARDANDO (RIT.)
- Gradually slow down the tempo
- SCORE
- notation of all parts of an ensemble such as an orchestra, concert band, or string quartet.
- SHARP
- Raises the pitch of a note one half step
- STAFF
- 5 lines and 4 spaces used for writing music
- SYNCOPATION
- Starting a note that is one beat or longer on "&"
- TIME SIGNATURE
- Indicates how many beats are in each measure and what kind
- MELODY
- a series of tones played one at a time
- TRIO
- Three people performing
- TIE
- Joins two notes of the same pitch to make one long note
- SLUR
- Connects notes of different pitch
- MEZZO FORTE
- Medium loud
- VARIATION
- Changing the rhythm or notes of a theme to create variety
- MULTIPLE MEASURE REST
- Indicates more than one measure of rest
- REPEAT SIGN
- Play the music again from the beginning
- PITCH
- the highness or lowness of a tone
- SOLO
- One person playing or singing
- PIANO
- Soft
- STACCATO
- Play the not in a short detached manner
- ROUND
- Playing or singing the same music beginning at different times
- MODERATO
- Medium tempo
- MUSICAL SCALE
- the seven notes melodies are created from
- PICK-UP NOTES
- Note(s) preceding the first full measure