Star Wars Flash Cards

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Dynamics

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Varying dynamics; ff (fortissimo), mf (mezzo forte), p (piano), f (forte), cresc. (crescendo)

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Tempo

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♩=100bpm & ♩=160bpm

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Time Signatures

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4/4 or Quadruple time, & 3/4 or Triple time

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Rhythmic features

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Triplets & sextuplets – mainly quavers, some semiquavers

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Syncopation

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Playing on the offbeat or the space between beats

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Cross Rhythms

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Two different rhythmic languages used at the same time, e.g. triplet quavers and regular quavers

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Poco rallentando/ poco ral.

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Gradual decrease in speed (usually used at end of a section)

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Ritardando/ rit.

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A gradual decrease in speed followed by a pause

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A tempo

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Italian sign for playing at the originally indicated tempo

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Homorhythmic/ Rhythmic unison

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All parts playing the same rhythm together