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| The music gets gradually faster. |
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| Means that a note is given more emphasis or stress than others. |
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| To be performed slowly and in a relaxed manner (just think slow) |
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| Quite fast, not as fast as allegro |
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| Quite slow. It literally means walking speed. |
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| A direction for string players. It means to play normally with the bow. |
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| When the notes of a chord are played one after the other instead of all at once. Like finger style on a guitar. (See also BROKEN CHORD) |
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| When the notes of a chord are played one after the other instead of all at once. Same as arpeggio. |
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| The music gets gradually louder. |
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| Another tune which is played along with the main tune. |
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| The music gets gradually quieter. |
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| When discords and clashing notes are used. |
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| A note or notes that carry on throughout the music, like bagpipes or in Indian music. |
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| The louds and quiets in the music and how they change. |
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| Sliding from one note to another like a slide on a guitar with a bottleneck. Trombones and violins etc do this really well. |
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| When one instrument or voice simply copies what another has already done. This can be higher or lower. |
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| Slow and dignified tempo (speed). |
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| Lots of notes that are really close together played at the same time (can sound quite eery and uncomfortable) |
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| A short pattern of notes that is repeated over and over. Called a RIFF in rock. |
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| A long, LOW note that carries on under the music. It could also be a series of repeated notes but it must be the same note and it must be LOW. If the same thing happens with a high note it is called an INVERTED PEDAL. |
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| A direction to string players to pluck the strings instead of playing ARCO with the bow. |
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| Music gets gradually slower. |
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| When a pattern of notes is played or sung again but slightly higher or lower, usually by the same instrument or voice |
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| When a bit suddenly stands out in the music, is suddenly loud or accented. |
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| When notes are played short and detached. |
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| When the music lies against the beat instead of with it. Most popular music is syncopated, most marches and waltzes, for example, arent. |
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| How fast or slow the music is and how this might change. |
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| Moving quickly between a note and the one above it. This can happen in the melody on long notes. |
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| Music with a ABA structure |
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| Music with a AB structure |
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| Music that has lots of different versions of the same tune |
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| When music goes from the dominant to the tonic chord- sounds finsished and complete |
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| When the music goes from the tonic chord to the dominant- sounds unfinished and like it needs to continue |
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| When all verses are sung to the same music |
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