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Piano
Final
59
Music
Undergraduate 1
12/08/2010
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quarter note
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half note
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dotted half note
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whole note
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lowers the natural note a half step
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Raises the natural note half step
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natural sign returns the note to its natural state
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Treble Clef - Locates the G above the middle of the keyboard
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Bass clef - Locates the F below the middle of the keyboard
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4 beats in a measure, quarter not gets 1 beat
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3 beats in a measure, quarter note gets the beat
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2 beats in a measure, quarter note gets one beat
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(Piano) Soft
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(Mezzo forte) Moderately loud
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(forte) Loud
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Whole rest
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cut time
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common time
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Half step
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distance from any key to the very nex key
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Whole step
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two equal half steps
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Leger line
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lines above or below the staff, used to extend the range of the Grand staff
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Legato
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smoothly connected
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Staccato
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Short
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quarter rest
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half rest
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key of F major
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Key of B flat major
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Key of E flat major
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Key of A flat major
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key of D flat major
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key of G flat major
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key of C flat major
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Key of C sharp major
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Key of F sharp major
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Key of B major
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Key of G major
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key of D major
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Key of A major
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Key of E major
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eighth note
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eighth rest
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dotted quarter note
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6 beats per measure, eighth note gets 1 beat
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(mezzo piano) moderately soft
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(pianissimo) very soft
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(fortissimo) very loud
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(crescendo) gradually louder
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(decrescendo or diminuendo) gradually softer
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one octave higher
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one octave below
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repeat sign
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(fermata) Hold the note longer then its value
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rit.
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gradually slowing
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Maestoso
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majestically
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Allegretto
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moderately fast
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Andante
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moving along (walking)
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Adagio
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slowly
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Cantabile
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in a singing style
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Largo
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very slow
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