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  1. 1. "Hold a note or rest longer than its usual value."
  2. 4. "Creation of music that can be performed later, usually from written notation."
  3. 10. repeat sign "Play or sing the previous measure again."
  4. 11. step "Interval consisting of two half steps."
  5. 13. accidental "See courtesy accidental."
  6. 14. "Opening passage of a piece of music."
  7. 15. signature "Top number tells you the number of counts per measure; bottom number tells you the type of note that gets one count."
  8. 18. "Area between two bar lines."
  9. 19. "Interval between a note and the next higher or lower note with the same name."
  10. 22. scale "Series of whole (w) and half (h) steps in the following pattern: wwhwwwh."
  11. 23. Capo al Fine (D.C. al Fine) "Go back to the beginning of the piece and play or sing until the Fine."
  12. 24. "Softness or loudness of a piece of music."
  13. 26. alphabet "First seven letters of the alphabet; these note names are assigned to the lines and spaces of the staff."
  14. 28. piano (mp) "Medium soft."
  15. 29. "Song in which the same part is played or sung by two or more groups starting at different times."
  16. 31. (ensemble) "Piece of music featuring three different parts played or sung together."
  17. 32. (f) "Loud."
  18. 33. "See pick-up."
  19. 35. line "Divides the staff into measures."
  20. 37. "Five lines and four spaces for writing music."
  21. 40. double bar line "Marks the end of the music."
  22. 42. "Fundamental techniques and sticking patterns used in drumming."
  23. 43. "Fast tempo."
  24. 47. repeat sign "Play or sing the previous two measures again."
  25. 50. sign "Play or sing the music again."
  26. 51. and 2nd endings "Play or sing the 1st ending the first time through; repeat, skip the 1st ending, and play or sing the 2nd ending."
  27. 52. rest "Rest for the number of measures indicated."
  28. 53. "Everyone plays or sings."
  29. 54. "A melody within a piece of music."
  30. 57. "Notes of a chord sounded one after another."
  31. 59. "See theme and variation."
  32. 63. "First note of a scale; chord built on the first note of a scale."
  33. 64. "Technique used to sustain the sound of a note or to create a different effect or color."
  34. 66. line "Short line used for notes above or below the staff."
  35. 67. "Gradually softer."
  36. 72. "Musical sentence, often 4 or 8 measures long."
  37. 73. "Walking tempo; slower than Moderato."
  38. 74. number "Find important places in the music using these markers."
  39. 75. signature "Sharps or flats placed after a clef."
  40. 77. "A small group or section plays or sings."
  41. 78. "Gradually louder."
Down
  1. 2. "Emphasize the note."
  2. 3. "Only one person plays or sings."
  3. 5. forte (mf) "Medium loud."
  4. 6. "Playing or singing a piece of music for the first time."
  5. 7. "Fifth note of a scale; chord built on the fifth note of a scale."
  6. 8. stop "Two notes played at the same time by one player."
  7. 9. scale "Scale of 12 ascending or descending half steps."
  8. 12. "Symbol that alters the pitch of a note until the end of the measure."
  9. 16. "Piece of music featuring two different parts played or sung together."
  10. 17. rest "See long rest."
  11. 19. "Choice of instruments used to play the music."
  12. 20. "Two or more notes played or sung at the same time."
  13. 21. "Spontaneous composition of music through playing or singing."
  14. 25. "Fourth note of a scale; chord built on the fourth note of a scale."
  15. 27. off "Disengage the snare release lever so that the snares no longer contact the drum head."
  16. 30. "Music that comes before the first full measure of a piece."
  17. 34. "Rhythmic effect that places emphasis on a weak beat."
  18. 36. clef "Used for instruments without specific pitches."
  19. 38. "Marking that connects notes of the same pitch to make one longer note."
  20. 39. step "Smallest interval used in Western music."
  21. 41. "Type of attack used to play a note or group of notes."
  22. 44. (ritard. or rit.) "Gradually slow the tempo."
  23. 45. "Last measures of a composition, often containing new material added to give a feeling of finality."
  24. 46. (march) "Third theme in a march, typically a contrasting section."
  25. 48. "Medium tempo."
  26. 49. "Cancels a flat or sharp."
  27. 55. "Speed of a piece of music."
  28. 56. (p) "Soft."
  29. 58. "Distance between two pitches."
  30. 60. clef "The clef in which the line it circles on the staff is called G."
  31. 61. accidental "Reminder that the bar line has canceled an accidental."
  32. 62. form "Music with three sections: Section A, followed by a contrasting Section B, then Section A again."
  33. 65. clef "See non-pitch clef."
  34. 68. time "Means the same as 4/4."
  35. 69. "Majestically."
  36. 70. and variation "Type of composition that begins with a main melody (theme) and continues with different versions (variations) of the main melody."
  37. 71. "Raises the pitch of a note one half step."
  38. 76. "Lowers the pitch of a note one half step."
  39. 78. "Two or more notes sounded at the same time."