| Term | Definition |
|---|
| adagio | tempo; slower than adante |
| p | piano; soft |
| bar line | vertical line that divides measures |
| measure | distance between 2 bar lines |
| f | forta; loud |
| vivace | tempo- lively and quick |
| # | sharp;7- raises a note alf step |
| tempo | speed |
| unison | 2 or more singers singing the same note |
| time signature | placed after the clef and key signatures |
| grand staff | combination of base and treble choirs |
| key signature | #'s and flats appear at beginning of staff |
| melody | succession of tones-tune |
| ff | fortissimo- very loud |
| harmony | when chiors are sound simultaneously |
| cresendo | gradually louder |
| decrescendo | gradually softer |
| a cappella | without accompaniment |
| beat | pulse |
| mf | mezzo forte-med. loud |
| mp | metso piano-medium soft |
| diminuendo | dim, gradually softer |
| descant | added part above the melody |
| D.S. | del segno; go back and play from the sign |
| andante | moderate,graceful |
| largo | very slow |
| dolce | sweetly |
| accelerando | gradually faster |
| legato | long and smoothly |
| staccato | short and choppy |
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