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accent: stress or emphasis
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accidentals: Sharps, flats, naturals found in the music
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Bass Clef: f clef
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breath mark: indicates in the music when to take a breath
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cadenza: a solo passage played with freedom
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chord: a combination of different tones
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chromatic scale: sequence of notes in half step
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coda: the ending of a passage
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Da Capo: go back to the beginning of the peice
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DC Al Fine: go back to the beginning of piece and play until fine
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Del Segno: go back to the sign
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dolce: sweetly
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double bar lines: Indicates the end of a piece
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duet: composition of 2 players
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embouchure: lip muscles used in producing tone of instrument
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etude: a study or exercise piece written to improve technique
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fermata: hold
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fine: finish, the end
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flat: Lowers the pitch by half a step
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half note: 2 beats
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interval: distance between 2 notes
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key signature: Tells you what key the piece is in
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ledger lines: Lines above or below the staff
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legato: sustained and broad
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marcato: marked, well accented
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measure: A segment of music divided by bar lines
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melody: the tune of a piece
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natural: Note is not flat or sharp. Cancels the effects of flat or sharp
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octave: the interval between the 1st and 2nd degrees of a diatonic scale
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quarter note: 1 beat
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quartet: composition of 4 players
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quintet: composition of 5 players
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scale: a series of notes that follow a definite pattern of half steps and whole steps
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sharp: Raises the pitch by half a step
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simile: similar, keep playing in a similar manner
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slur: A curved line that connects notes of a different pitch
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solo: performing alone
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staccato: short and separated
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staff: Five evenly spaced horizontal lines
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tenuto: notes played with full value
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tie: A curved line that connects notes of the same pitch
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Time Signature: Tells how many beats are in each measure and what kind of note gets one beat
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Treble Clef: g clef
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trio: composition of 3 players
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unison: all instruments playing the same tone or same tone in octaves
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whole note: 4 beats