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        b accent > (placed below or above a note) |  
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        | play louder, stressed, marked |  
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        | ^ (curved arc over a few notes)= slur |  
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        | indicates legato - to play smoothly |  
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        | tie [curved line beneath connecting notes of the same pitch across measures/bars |  
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        | hold for full value of both notes (do not press again the same note) |  
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        | symbols or terms that indicate loud or soft |  
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        | D.C. al fine OR da capo al fine) |  
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        | return to the beginning and play to the "fine" |  
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        ^ fermata [umbrella over dot over note) . |  
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        | rit., ritard., ritardando |  
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        | return to the original tempo |  
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        | the space and notes between one set of bars |  
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        | upper set of lines on grand staff E-F |  
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        | lower set of 5 lines on grand staff of notes G-A |  
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        | two sets of five lines composed of treble and bass clefs, brace and measures |  
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