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1
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Name and explain the musical sign or symbol.

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Staff or stave - A staff consists of five lines and four spaces.

2
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Name and explain the musical sign or symbol.

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Ledger lines - Ledger lines are short lines used above or below the staff to extend the range of the staff.

3
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Name and explain the musical sign or symbol.

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Bar line - A bar line (single thin line) is used to divide the music into equal measures of time.

4
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Name and explain the musical sign or symbol.

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Double bar line - A double bar line (two thin bar lines together)
indicates the end of a section of music.

5
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Name and explain the musical sign or symbol.

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Thick double bar line - A thick double bar line (a thin bar line and a thick bar line together) indicates the end of the piece of music.

6
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Name and explain the musical sign or symbol.

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Dotted bar line - A dotted bar line subdivides long measures
into shorter segments for ease of reading.

7
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Name and explain the musical sign or symbol.

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Brace - A brace (and a bar line) connect the Treble Clef
and the Bass Clef to form the Grand Staff.

8
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Name and explain the musical sign or symbol.

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Treble Clef - The Treble Clef (G Clef) symbol is written on the staff. The curls (wrapping around line 2), indicate the pitch G above Middle C.

9
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Name and explain the musical sign or symbol.

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Alto Clef - The Alto Clef (C Clef) symbol is written on the staff. The arrow pointing to the third line indicates the pitch Middle C.

10
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Name and explain the musical sign or symbol.

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Bass Clef - The Bass Clef (F Clef) symbol is written on the staff. The dots (one above and one below line 4), indicate the pitch F below Middle C.

11
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Name and explain the musical sign or symbol.

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Neutral Clef - The Neutral Clef is used for pitchless instruments, such as percussion.

12
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Name and explain the musical sign or symbol.

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Breve note or double whole note - A breve note receives four beats (four half notes) in 4/2 time. One breve note equals two whole notes (semibreve).

13
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Name and explain the musical sign or symbol.

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Whole note or semibreve - A whole note recieves four beats (four quarter notes) in 4/4 time. One whole note equals two half notes (minim).

14
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Name and explain the musical sign or symbol.

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Half note or minim - A half note recieves two beats in 4/4 time. One half note equals two quarter notes (crochet).

15
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Name and explain the musical sign or symbol.

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Quarter note or crotchet - A quarter note receives one beat in 4/4 time. One quarter note equals two eighth notes (quaver).

16
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Name and explain the musical sign or symbol.

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Eighth note or quaver - An eighth note receives a half of one beat in 4/4 time. One eighth note equals two sixteenth notes (semiquaver).

17
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Name and explain the musical sign or symbol.

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Sixteenth note or semiquaver - A sixteenth note receives a quarter of one beat in 4/4 time. One sixteenth note equals two thirty-second notes (demisemiquaver).

18
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Name and explain the musical sign or symbol.

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Thirty-second note or demisemiquaver - A thirty-second note receives an eighth of one beat in 4/4 time. One thirty-second note equals two sixty-fourth notes (hemidemisemiquaver).

19
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Name and explain the musical sign or symbol.

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Sixty-fourth note or hemidemisemiquaver - A sixty-fourth note receives a sixteenth of one beat in 4/4 time. One sixty-fourth note equals two hundred twenty-eighth notes (semihemidemisemiquaver).

20
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Name and explain the musical sign or symbol.

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Two beamed eighth notes - Two beamed eighth notes receive one beat in 4/4 time. Beams connect eighth notes for correct rhythm notation.

21
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Name the musical sign or symbol indicating: five lines and four spaces.

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staff or stave

22
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Name the musical sign or symbol indicating: short lines used above or below the staff to extend the range of the staff.

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ledger lines

23
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Name the musical sign or symbol indicating: a (single thin line) used to divide the music into equal measures of time.

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bar line

24
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Name the musical sign or symbol indicating: the (two thin bar lines together) that indicate the end of a section of music.

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double bar line

25
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Name the musical sign or symbol indicating: (a thin bar line and a thick bar line together) that indicate the end of the piece of music.

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thick double bar line

26
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Name the musical sign or symbol indicating: that it subdivides long measures into shorter segments for ease of reading.

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dotted bar line

27
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Name the musical sign or symbol indicating: that it connects the Treble Clef and the Bass Clef to form the Grand Staff.

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brace

28
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Name the musical sign or symbol indicating: the clef on the staff to pitch G above Middle C.

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Treble Clef (G Clef)

29
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Name the musical sign or symbol indicating: the clef on the staff to pitch the third line indicating Middle C.

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Alto Clef (C Clef)

30
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Name the musical sign or symbol indicating: the clef on the staff to pitch F below Middle C.

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Bass Clef (F Clef)

31
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Name the musical sign or symbol indicating: the clef on the staff used for pitchless instruments, such as percussion.

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Neutral Clef

32
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Name one note that receives: four beats in 4/2 time.

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breve note or double whole note

33
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Name one note that receives: four beats in 4/4 time.

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whole note or semibreve

34
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Name one note that receives: two beats in 4/4 time.

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half note or minim

35
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Name one note that receives: one beat in 4/4 time.

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quarter note or crotchet

36
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Name one note that receives: a half of one beat in 4/4 time.

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eighth note or quaver

37
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Name one note that receives: a quarter of one beat in 4/4 time.

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sixteenth note or semiquaver

38
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Name one note that receives: an eighth of one beat in 4/4 time.

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thirty-second note or demisemiquaver

39
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Name one note that receives: a sixteenth of one beat in 4/4 time.

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sixty-fourth note or hemidemisemiquaver

40
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Name two notes beamed together that receive: one beat in 4/4 time.

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two beamed eighth notes

41
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Name and explain the musical sign or symbol.

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Dotted quarter note - A dotted quarter note receives one and a half beats in 4/4 time. One beat for the quarter note, plus a half beat for the dot. (A dot placed after a note adds “half the value” of the note.)

42
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Name and explain the musical sign or symbol.

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Multi-measure rest - A multi-measure rest indicates the number of measures in a resting part without a change in meter. A multi-measure rest is used to conserve space and used for easier reading.

43
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Name and explain the musical sign or symbol.

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Breve rest or double whole rest - A breve rest (same value as a breve note) receives four beats in 4/2 time.

44
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Name and explain the musical sign or symbol.

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Whole rest - A whole rest fills a whole measure in any Time Signature. Two exceptions to the rule: In 3/2 time, a whole rest receives 2 beats, when a half note value is on beat 3. In 4/2 time, a whole rest receives 2 beats.

45
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Name and explain the musical sign or symbol.

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Half rest - A half rest (same value as a half note) receives two beats in 4/4 time.

46
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Name and explain the musical sign or symbol.

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Quarter rest - A quarter rest (same value as a quarter note) receives one beat in 4/4 time.

47
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Name and explain the musical sign or symbol.

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Eighth rest - An eighth rest (same value as a eighth note) receives a half of one beat in 4/4 time.

48
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Name and explain the musical sign or symbol.

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Sixteenth rest - A sixteenth rest (same value as a sixteenth note) receives a quarter of one beat in 4/4 time.

49
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Name and explain the musical sign or symbol.

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Thirty-second rest - A thirty-second rest (same value as a thirty-second note) receives an eighth of one beat in 4/4 time.

50
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Name and explain the musical sign or symbol.

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Sixty-fourth rest - A sixty-fourth rest (same value as a sixty-fourth note) receives a sixteenth of one beat in 4/4 time.

51
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Name and explain the musical sign or symbol.

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Flat - A flat lowers the pitch of a note by one chromatic semitone or half step.

52
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Name and explain the musical sign or symbol.

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Sharp - A sharp raises the pitch of a note by one chromatic semitone or half step.

53
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Natural

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Natural - A natural sign cancels an accidental (sharp, flat, double sharp or double flat) or a Key Signature of that specific note within a measure.

54
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Name and explain the musical sign or symbol.

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Double flat - A double flat lowers the pitch of a note by one chromatic whole tone or whole step.

55
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Name and explain the musical sign or symbol.

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Double sharp - A double sharp raises the pitch of a note by one chromatic whole tone or whole step.

56
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Name and explain the musical sign or symbol.

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piano - soft

57
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Name and explain the musical sign or symbol.

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pianissimo - very soft

58
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Name and explain the musical sign or symbol.

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pianississimo - very very soft

59
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Name and explain the musical sign or symbol.

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mezzo piano - moderately soft

60
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Name and explain the musical sign or symbol.

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forte - loud

61
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Name the musical sign or symbol indicating: a note that receives one and a half beats in 4/4 time.

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dotted quarter note

62
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Name the musical sign or symbol indicating: a rest that indicates the number of measures in a resting part without a change in meter.

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multi-measure rest

63
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Name the musical sign or symbol indicating: a rest that receives four beats in 4/2 time.

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breve rest - double whole rest

64
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Name the musical sign or symbol indicating: a rest that fills a whole measure in any Time Signature.

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whole rest

65
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Name the musical sign or symbol indicating: a rest that receives two beats in 4/4 time.

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half rest

66
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Name the musical sign or symbol indicating: a rest that receives one beat in 4/4 time.

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quarter rest

67
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Name the musical sign or symbol indicating: a rest that receives a half of one beat in 4/4 time.

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eighth rest

68
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Name the musical sign or symbol indicating: a rest that receives a quarter of one beat in 4/4 time.

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sixteenth rest

69
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Name the musical sign or symbol indicating: a rest that receives an eighth of one beat in 4/4 time.

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thirty-second rest

70
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Name the musical sign or symbol indicating: a rest that receives a sixteenth of one beat in 4/4 time.

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sixty-fourth rest

71
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Name the musical sign or symbol indicating: to lower the pitch of a note by one chromatic semitone or half step.

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flat

72
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Name the musical sign or symbol indicating: to raise the pitch of a note by one chromatic semitone or half step.

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sharp

73
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Name the musical sign or symbol indicating: to cancel an accidental (sharp, flat, double sharp or double flat) or a Key Signature of that specific note within a measure.

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natural sign

74
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Name the musical sign or symbol indicating: to lower the pitch of a note by one chromatic whole tone or whole step.

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double flat

75
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Name the musical sign or symbol indicating: to raise the pitch of a note by one chromatic whole tone or whole step.

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double sharp

76
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Name the musical sign or symbol indicating: to play the music soft.

A

piano

77
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Name the musical sign or symbol indicating: to play the music very soft.

A

pianissimo

78
Q

Name the musical sign or symbol indicating: to play the music very very soft.

A

pianississimo

79
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Name the musical sign or symbol indicating: to play the music moderately soft.

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mezzo piano

80
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Name the musical sign or symbol indicating: to play the music loud.

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forte

81
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Name and explain the musical sign or symbol.

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mezzo forte - moderately loud

82
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Name and explain the musical sign or symbol.

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fortissimissimo - very very loud

83
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Name and explain the musical sign or symbol.

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sforzando - a sudden strong accent of a single note or chord

84
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Name and explain the musical sign or symbol.

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crescendo - becoming louder

85
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Name and explain the musical sign or symbol.

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diminuendo - becoming softer

86
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Name and explain the musical sign or symbol.

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fortepiano - loud, then suddenly soft

87
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Name and explain the musical sign or symbol.

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staccato - detached

88
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Name and explain the musical sign or symbol.

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staccatissimo - very detached

89
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Name and explain the musical sign or symbol.

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tenuto - held, sustained

90
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Name and explain the musical sign or symbol.

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marcato - marked or stressed

91
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Name and explain the musical sign or symbol.

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pizzicato (left hand pizzicato or stopped note) - for stringed instruments: pluck the string instead of bowing; for guitar: press the strings at one of the frets

92
Q

Name and explain the musical sign or symbol.

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snap pizzicato - for stringed instruments: a note played by stretching the string away from the frame of the instrument causing it to “snap” against the frame

93
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Name and explain the musical sign or symbol.

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flageolet - for stringed instruments: the circle above the note indicates an open note or a natural harmonic

94
Q

Name and explain the musical sign or symbol.

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fermata - a pause; hold the note or rest longer than its written value

95
Q

Name and explain the musical sign or symbol.

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up bow (sull’arco) - for stringed instruments: an up bow mark indicates that the note be played drawing the bow upward (up stroke)

96
Q

Name and explain the musical sign or symbol.

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down bow (giù arco) - for stringed instruments: a down bow mark indicates that the note be played drawing the bow downward (down stroke)

97
Q

Name and explain the musical sign or symbol.

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trill - rapid alternation between the principal note and the one directly above it (according to the Key Signature) within its duration

98
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Name and explain the musical sign or symbol.

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mordent - rapidly play the principal note, the next higher note (according to the Key Signature) then return to the principal note for the remaining duration

99
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Name and explain the musical sign or symbol.

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inverted mordent - rapidly play the principal note, the next lower note (semitone or half step) below it, then return to the principal note for the remaining duration

100
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turn

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turn (gruppetto) - indicates a sequence of upper auxiliary note, principal note, lower auxiliary note and a return to the principal note

101
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Name and explain the musical sign or symbol.

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appoggiatura (grace note) - the first half of the principal note’s duration has the pitch of the grace note (the first two-thirds if the principal note is a dotted note)

102
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Name and explain the musical sign or symbol.

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acciaccatura - an ornament note written with a stroke through its flag, that is played on the beat at the same time as the principal note and then quickly released

103
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Name and explain the musical sign or symbol.

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da capo - from the beginning

104
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Name and explain the musical sign or symbol.

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segno (dal segno) - indicates the beginning of the repetition of the music from the sign

105
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Name and explain the musical sign or symbol.

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D.S. (dal segno) - repeat from the sign

106
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Name and explain the musical sign or symbol.

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coda - indicates a forward jump in the music to its ending passage (marked with the same sign), and is used after a D.C. or D.S. to indicate an end

107
Q

Name and explain the musical sign or symbol.

A

marcatissimo (strong marcato) - indicates a louder dynamic accent or very strong accentuation

108
Q

Name the musical sign or symbol indicating: to play moderately loud.

A

mezzo forte

109
Q

Name the musical sign or symbol indicating: to play very very loud.

A

fortissimissimo

110
Q

Name the musical sign or symbol indicating: to play a sudden strong accent of a single note or chord.

A

sforzando

111
Q

Name the musical sign or symbol indicating: to play becoming louder.

A

crescendo

112
Q

Name the musical sign or symbol indicating: to play becoming softer.

A

diminuendo

113
Q

Name the musical sign or symbol indicating: to play loud, then suddenly soft.

A

fortepiano

114
Q

Name the musical sign or symbol indicating: to play detached.

A

staccato

115
Q

Name the musical sign or symbol indicating: to play very detached.

A

staccatissimo

116
Q

Name the musical sign or symbol indicating: to play the note held, sustained.

A

tenuto

117
Q

Name the musical sign or symbol indicating: to play marked or stressed.

A

marcato

118
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Name the musical sign or symbol indicating: for stringed instruments, to pluck the string instead of bowing; for guitar, to press the strings at one of the frets.

A

pizzicato (left hand pizzicato or stopped note)

119
Q

Name the musical sign or symbol indicating: for stringed instruments, that a note is played by stretching the string away from the frame of the instrument causing it to “snap” against the frame.

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snap pizzicato

120
Q

Name the musical sign or symbol indicating: for stringed instruments, the circle above the note that indicates an open note or a natural harmonic.

A

flageolet

121
Q

Name the musical sign or symbol indicating: a pause; to hold the note or rest longer than its written value.

A

fermata

122
Q

Name the musical sign or symbol indicating: for stringed instruments, the mark that indicates the note be played drawing the bow upward (up stroke).

A

up bow (sull’arco)

123
Q

Name the musical sign or symbol indicating: for stringed instruments, the mark that indicates the note be played drawing the bow downward (down stroke).

A

down bow (giù arco)

124
Q

Name the musical sign or symbol indicating: a rapid alternation between the principal note and the one directly above it (according to the Key Signature) within its duration.

A

trill

125
Q

Name the musical sign or symbol indicating: to rapidly play the principal note, the next higher note (according to the Key Signature) then return to the principal note for the remaining duration.

A

mordent

126
Q

Name the musical sign or symbol indicating: to rapidly play the principal note, the next lower note (semitone or half step) below it, then return to the principal note for the remaining duration.

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inverted mordent

127
Q

Name the musical sign or symbol indicating: to play a sequence of the upper auxiliary note, principal note, lower auxiliary note and a return to the principal note.

A

turn (gruppetto)

128
Q

Name the musical sign or symbol indicating: a small eighth note slurred to another note, is played with the first half of the principal note’s duration (the first two-thirds if the principal note is a dotted note).

A

appoggiatura (grace note)

129
Q

Name the musical sign or symbol indicating: an ornament note written with a stroke through its flag, that is played on the beat at the same time as the principal note and then quickly released.

A

acciaccatura

130
Q

Name the musical sign or symbol indicating: to play from the beginning.

A

D.C. (da capo)

131
Q

Name the musical sign or symbol indicating: where to begin the repetition of the music.

A

segno

132
Q

Name the musical sign or symbol indicating: repeat from the sign.

A

dal segno

133
Q

Name the musical sign or symbol indicating: a forward jump in the music to its ending passage (marked with the same sign), and is used after a D.C. or D.S. to indicate an end.

A

coda

134
Q

Name the musical sign or symbol indicating: a louder dynamic accent or very strong accentuation.

A

marcatissimo (strong marcato)