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Music Theory Final Vocab
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Music
12th Grade
12/16/2011

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Term
Bass Staff
Definition
The staff on which the bass clef is placed
Term
Clef
Definition
A sign that helps organize the staff so notes can be easily read
Term
Half Rest
Definition
It receives 2 beats of silence in 4/4 time
Term
Mezzo
Definition
Moderately
Term
Tie
Definition
Two notes of the same pitch joined by a curved line
Term
Sharp
Definition
Raises the pitch by one half step
Term
Piano
Definition
Soft
Term
Decrescendo
Definition
Gradually softer
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Adagio
Definition
Slow
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Accent
Definition
Play the note louder with a special emphasis
Term
Staff
Definition
The five lines and four spaces between them
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Vivace
Definition
Lively and Fast
Term
Enharmonic Notes
Definition
Two notes that sound the same but are written differently
Term
D.S. al Fine
Definition
Repeat from the sign and play to the end
Term
Double Bar
Definition
Is written at the end of a piece of music
Term
Accelerando
Definition
Gradually faster
Term
Flat
Definition
Lowers the pitch by one half step
Term
Fine
Definition
The End
Term
Forte
Definition
Loud
Term
Legato
Definition
To play notes smoothly connected
Term
Quarter Note
Definition
Receives 1 beat in 4/4 time
Term
Whole Rest
Definition
To rest for an entire measure
Term
Pitch
Definition
A musical sound
Term
Dotted Quarter Note
Definition
Receives one and a half beats in 4/4 time
Term
D.C. al Coda
Definition
Repeat from the beginning, play to Coda sign, skip to Coda
Term
Tempo
Definition
How fast or slow to play music
Term
Slur
Definition
Smoothly connects two or more different pitches
Term
Largo
Definition
Very slow
Term
Grand Staff
Definition
The bass staff and treble staff connected by a brace and line
Term
Accidental
Definition
A flat, sharp or natural sign that appears within music
Term
Allegro
Definition
Quickly, cheerfully
Term
Half Step
Definition
The distance from any key on the keyboard to the next key
Term
Tenuto
Definition
Hold a note for full value
Term
Dynamic Signs
Definition
Indicates the volume or how loud or soft to play
Term
Bar line
Definition
The lines which cross the staff and divide into measures
Term
Andante
Definition
Moving along, walking speed
Term
Mezzo Forte
Definition
Moderately Loud
Term
Treble Clef
Definition
The clef used for notes in the higher pitch range
Term
Articulation
Definition
The manner in which a note is performed
Term
Bass Clef
Definition
The clef used for notes in the lower pitch range
Term
Coda
Definition
An added ending
Term
D.C al Fine
Definition
Repeat from the beginning, play to the end
Term
Ledge line
Definition
Short lines which added to extend the range of the staff
Term
Fermata
Definition
Hold the note longer than its normal value
Term
Natural Sign
Definition
The sign before a note that cancels out a previous flat or sharp
Term
Notes
Definition
The oval-shaped symbols places on lines or spaces of staff
Term
Pianissimo
Definition
Very Soft
Term
Sforzando
Definition
A sudden, strong accent
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