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b accent
> (placed below or above a note) |
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| play louder, stressed, marked |
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| ^ (curved arc over a few notes)= slur |
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| indicates legato - to play smoothly |
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| tie [curved line beneath connecting notes of the same pitch across measures/bars |
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| hold for full value of both notes (do not press again the same note) |
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| symbols or terms that indicate loud or soft |
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| D.C. al fine OR da capo al fine) |
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| return to the beginning and play to the "fine" |
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^ fermata [umbrella over dot over note)
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| rit., ritard., ritardando |
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| return to the original tempo |
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| the space and notes between one set of bars |
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| upper set of lines on grand staff E-F |
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| lower set of 5 lines on grand staff of notes G-A |
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| two sets of five lines composed of treble and bass clefs, brace and measures |
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