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9th Grade
01/08/2009
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Term
Dynamics
 Definition
the volume of sound, the loudness or softness of a musical passage
Term
Forte
 Definition
(f) loud
Term
Mezzo forte
 Definition
(mp) medium soft
Term
Fortissimo
 Definition
(ff) very loud
Term
Piano
 Definition
(p) soft
Term
Mezzo piano
 Definition
(mp) medium soft
Term
Pianissimo
 Definition
(pp) very soft
Term
Crescendo
 Definition
(<) to gradually get louder
Term
Decrescendo
 Definition
(>) to gradually get softer
Term
Tempo
 Definition
how fast or slow; the speed of the music
Term
A tempo
 Definition
a return to the preceding rate of speed
Term
Ritardando
 Definition
the gradual slowing of tempo; abbreviated as rit; also called ritard
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Accelerando
 Definition
a gradual increase in tempo; growing gradually faster
Term
Largo
 Definition
very slow
Term
Grave
 Definition
slow and sad
Term
Moderato
 Definition
moderate tempo or medium tempo
Term
Andante
 Definition
moderately slow, walking tempo
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Allegro
 Definition
fast tempo, quick
Term
Quarter note
 Definition
1 beat
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Half note
 Definition
2 beats
Term
Dotted half note
 Definition
3 beats
Term
Eighth note
 Definition
1/2 beat
Term
Whole note
 Definition
4 beats
Term
Quarter rest
 Definition
1 beat
Term
Half rest
 Definition
2 beats
Term
Whole rest
 Definition
4 beats
Term
Eighth rest
 Definition
1/2 beat
Term
Staff
 Definition
make up of 5 lines and 4 spaces
Term
Measures
 Definition
are divided by the bar lines
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Bar line
 Definition
divided the staff into measures
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Double bar line
 Definition
indicates the end of the music
Term
Time signature
 Definition
how many beats in a measure
Term
4/4 time
 Definition
4 beats
Term
3/4 time
 Definition
3 beats
Term
2/4 time
 Definition
2/4 time
Term
Lines in treble clef
 Definition
egbdf
(every good boy deserves fudge)
Term
Spaces in treble clef
 Definition
face
(face)
Term
Lines in bass clef
 Definition
aceg
(all cars eat gas)
Term
Spaces in treble clef
 Definition
gbdfa
(go bring diamonds from africa)
Term
Fermata
 Definition
to hold a note longer than its actual value
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