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Major Key Signatures
Dynamics & Articulation
Expressive Markings & Directions
Minor Key Signatures
Geography of a Musical Page
100
The major key of 4 sharps
What is E major
100
Get gradually louder
What is a crescendo?
100
Go back to the beginning and end at "fine"
What is DC al fine?
100
The minor key of no sharps & flats
What is a-minor?
100
The set of five lines and four spaces upon which music is written
What is the staff?
200
The major key of 1 sharp
What is the key of G major
200
Very soft
What is pianissimo?
200
Smooth and connected
What is legato?
200
The minor key of 4 flats
What is f-minor?
200
An adjective describing how fast a piece goes, usually in Italian.
What is a tempo marking?
300
The major key of 3 flats
What is Eb major
300
A line above or below the note that means to play the full value of the note
What is tenuto?
300
Get gradually slower
What is ritardando?
300
The minor key of 3 sharps
What is f#-minor?
300
All staves happening simultaneously, usually joined by bars/brackets
What is a system?
400
The major key of 6 sharps
What is F# major?
400
Strong initial attack
What is sforzando?
400
Varying the tempo of a piece of music as a tool for expressiveness
What is rubato?
400
The minor key of 5 flats
What is b-flat minor?
400
A line through the five lines of the staff that divides music into measures
What is a barline?
500
The major key of 6 flats
What is Gb major?
500
A curved line either above or below notes that connects two different pitches that are to be played smoothly
What is a slur?
500
Faster; literally "more motion"
What is piu mosso?
500
The minor key of 7 sharps
What is a#-minor?
500
The sign that indicates how many beats will be in each measure, and what kind of note will receive one beat
What is a time signature?