| Definition | Term | % Correct |
|---|---|---|
| Soft | Piano | 86%
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| Loud | Forte | 80%
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| Played by just one person | Solo | 75%
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| The clef that cellos and basses play | Bass | 74%
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| A beat in music held for two beats | {Half} Note | 72%
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| Very loud | Fortissimo | 70%
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| A beat in music held for one beat | {Quarter} Note | 70%
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| Getting louder | Crescendo | 69%
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| A beat in music held for 1/8 beat | {Eighth} Note | 68%
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| Very soft | Pianissimo | 67%
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| A beat in music held for four beats | {Whole} Note | 67%
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| The clef that violins play | Treble | 66%
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| A beat in music held for 1/16 beat | {Sixteenth} Note | 65%
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| Getting softer | Diminuendo | 63%
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| Somewhat loud | Mezzo Forte | 63%
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| Fast, quick, and bright | Allegro | 62%
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| Somewhat soft | Mezzo Piano | 62%
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| Notes should be smooth and connected | Legato | 61%
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| A period of silence between notes | Rest | 59%
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| The clef that violas play | Alto | 58%
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| At a walking pace | Andante | 58%
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| Dot that indicates notes should be detached | Staccato | 58%
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| A singing range between baritone and alto | Tenor | 58%
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| Words sang by a vocalist. | Lyrics | 55%
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| A singing range between tenor and bass | Baritone | 50%
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| Moderately | Moderato | 50%
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| A term marked by two lines and two dots implicating that you have to play the given measure again | Repeat | 49%
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| Very fast | Presto | 48%
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| Two numbers divided by a bar after a clef noting what rhythm the piece is played in | Time Signature | 46%
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| Sharps or flats on a staff indicating what key the piece should be played in | Key Signature | 44%
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| Two notes of the same pitch connected by a curve indicating that they are to be played for the combined duration of their time values | Tie | 44%
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| For strings, plucked rather than bowed | Pizzicato | 43%
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| Very slow | Largo | 42%
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| To perform two different notes in one bowing (legato) | Slur | 41%
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| A set of five parallel lines and the spaces between them, on which notes are written to indicate their pitch | Staff | 41%
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| Slowing down | Ritardando | 40%
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| Slow and stately | Adagio | 37%
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| Birdseye that means a note should be held | Fermata | 37%
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| Continuous slide upward or downward between two notes (especially harp) | Glissando | 37%
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| Speeding up | Accelerando | 34%
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| Played by all together | Tutti | 34%
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| Sweetly | Dolce | 33%
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| Any of several symbols placed at the left-hand end of a staff, indicating the pitch of the notes written on it | Clef | 32%
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| A quavering or vibratory sound, especially a rapid alternation of sung or played notes | Trill | 31%
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| An extra note added as an embellishment and not essential to the harmony or melody | Grace Note | 28%
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| Chord played in series like a harp | Arpeggio | 27%
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| A time signature indicating 2 or 4 half-note beats in a bar; alla breve | Cut Time | 26%
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| Any of the sections, typically of equal time value, into which a musical composition is divided, shown on a score by vertical lines across the staff; bar | Measure | 24%
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| To be played with the bow, usually after plucking | Arco | 18%
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| Two players reading the same musical staff to divide into two or more voice parts | Divisi | 15%
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| Two notes played on two different strings at the same time | Double Stop | 10%
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| Bowing term played louder or more forcefully than the surrounding music | Marcato | 9%
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| Played with the wood of the bow | Col Legno | 6%
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| Play with the mute (string instruments) | Con Sord | 6%
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| Play only on the G string | Sul G | 6%
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