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MVK111 piano
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Fine Art
12th Grade
10/19/2010

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Term
natural sign
Definition
cancels previous sharps or flats
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interval
Definition
Distance between two notes
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piano (p)
Definition
soft
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meter
Definition
basic pulsation
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contrary motion
Definition
moving in the opposite direction
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tempo
Definition
speed of the beat
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whole step
Definition
made up of two half steps, major 2nd interval
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half rest
Definition
rest indicating silence for two beats
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parallel motion
Definition
moving in the same direction
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c
Definition
common time indicating a meter signature of 4/4 time
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whole rest
Definition
indicates silence for the duration of four beats
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quarter note
Definition
note value of one beat
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legato
Definition
play smoothly and connected
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forte (f)
Definition
loud
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sharp (#)
Definition
raises a pitch one half step
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flat (b)
Definition
lowers a pitch one half step
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rhythm
Definition
arrangement of note values
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mezzo forte (mf)
Definition
medium loud
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half step
Definition
the distance from one note to the next, interval of a minor 2nd
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leger lines
Definition
used to extend the range of the grand staff
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register
Definition
segments of the total range of the keyboard
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pentatonic scale
Definition
a five note scale built on the black keys
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major five-finger pattern
Definition
aka major pentachord or pentascale
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treble clef
Definition
indicates pitches of notes, aka G clef because it encircles the second line (G), played by the right hand
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bass clef
Definition
indicates pitches, aka F clef, because 4th staff line (F) is enclosed by the two dots, played by the left hand
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slur/slur marking
Definition
short curved line-marking indicating the notes are to be played legato
long curved line-indicates phrasing
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tie
Definition
curved line connecting two adjacent notes of the same pitch, the second note isn't sounded, but the held for the duration of its value
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key signature
Definition
sometimes made up of sharps or flats, indicates the key of the piece
Term
transposition
Definition
playing a piece in a different key
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beam
Definition
connects two eighth notes
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ritartando (rit.)
Definition
gradually slowing of the tempo
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drone bass
Definition
accompaniment that repeatedly uses the interval of the fifth
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round
Definition
a melody is played with each new person starting the melody at specific times indicated
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Dorian mode
Definition
pattern of whole steps and half steps formed by the white keys from D to D
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12 bar blues
Definition
twelve 4 beat measures
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clusters
Definition
sounds constructed of bunched seconds
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glissando
Definition
a sweeping sound produced by pulling one or more fingernails over the keys
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aleatoric
Definition
uses the element of chance in creating a piece
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repeat bar
Definition
indicates the piece should be repeated from the beginning or from wherever there is another repeat bar
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Da Capo al Fine
Definition
means return to the beginning and play to the measure where "fine" appears
Term
allegro
Definition
fast
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allegretto
Definition
moderately fast
Term
moderato
Definition
moderately
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andante
Definition
at a walking pace
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fortissimo (ff)
Definition
very loud
Term
pianissimo (pp)
Definition
very soft
Term
fermata
Definition
sustain note longer than indicated time value
Term
accidentals
Definition
temporarily added to the body of the piece after the pitches, and are canceled by bar lines
Term
8va
Definition
play an octave above or below what is written
Term
staccato
Definition
play crisply and detached
Term
accent sign
Definition
indicates emphasis
Term
damper pedal
Definition
positioned to the right, used to produce blurred tonal effects
Term
upbeat
Definition
weak unaccented beat leading to a downbeat
Term
downbeat
Definition
a strong accented beat
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sforzando (sfz)
Definition
play strongly emphasized
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sequence
Definition
pattern of tones repeated at a higher or lower pitche
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crescendo (cres.)
Definition
gradually play louder
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diminuendo (dim.)
Definition
gradually play softer
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triad
Definition
made up of three notes; the root, the third, and the fifth
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