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Vocabulary
Note
: a symbol that shows tones and their lengths
Rest
: a symbol that marks the length of time that no notes are played
Antande
: moderately slow
Ritard
: gradually decrease tempo
D.C al fine
: repeat from the beginning until you reach the fine
piano (p)
: soft
forte (f)
: loud
Crescendo
: gradually get louder
Decrescendo
: gradually get softer
Melodic Interval
: notes played separately
Harmonic Interval
: notes played at the same time
Block Chord
: notes of a chord are played simultaneously
Broken Chord
: notes of a chord are played separately
8va
: octave
Time Signature
: numbers at the beginning of music that show how many beats there are in one measure