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Performance Directions
Vocabulary tested for theory
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Music
1st Grade
11/25/2011
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a tempo
 Definition
in time
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accelerando (accel.)
 Definition
becoming gradually faster
Term
adagio
 Definition
slow
Term
allegretto
 Definition
slightly
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allegro
 Definition
quick
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andante
 Definition
at a moderate speed
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cantabile
 Definition
in a singing style
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crescendo (cresc.)
 Definition
getting gradually louder
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da capo (D.C.)
 Definition
repeat from beginning
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dal segno (D.S.)
 Definition
repeat from the sign segno (refer to sign)
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decrescendo (decresc.)
 Definition
getting gradually softer
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diminuendo
 Definition
getting gradually softer
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fine
 Definition
the end
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f (forte)
 Definition
loud
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ff (fortissimo)
 Definition
very loud
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legato
 Definition
smoothly
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lento
 Definition
slowly
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mezzo
 Definition
half
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mf (mezzo forte)
 Definition
moderately loud
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mp (mezzo piano)
 Definition
moderately soft
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moderato
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moderately
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p (piano)
 Definition
soft
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pp (pianissimo)
 Definition
very soft
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poco
 Definition
a little
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rallentando (rall.)
 Definition
getting gradually slower
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ritardando (ritard.)
 Definition
getting gradually slower
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ritenuto (riten. or rit.)
 Definition
hold back
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staccato (stacc.)
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short, detached
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tempo
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speed, time
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<
 Definition
getting gradually louder
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>
 Definition
getting gradually softer
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n over 2 different notes of different letter names or a group of notes
 Definition
slur - play the notes smoothly
Term
8va
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octave
Term
8va------ over a note or 8 ------ notes
 Definition
play the note or notes once octave higher
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8va_______ under a note or 8 _ _ _ _ _ notes
 Definition
play the note or notes one octave lower
Term
dot over or under note
 Definition
staccato dot
Term
dot after a note
 Definition
it makes the note longer by half
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> over or under a note
 Definition
accent
Term
fermata (refer to sign)
 Definition
pause (hold longer)
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repeat sign (refer to sign)
 Definition
the passage must be repeated
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crotchet = 72 or M.M. crochet = 72
 Definition
72 crochet beats in a minute
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