fermata; musical symbol placed over a note or rest to be extended beyond its normal duration
Hold
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Half note
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a note half the value of a semibreve see Note Values
Intonation
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the degree to which the pitch of a note heard is what is correct but not to the degree that the note heard is the wrong note
Grace note
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ornamental note played quickly before the beat See grace note in Note Symbols
Changing notes
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non harmonic notes; two notes, one that leaves the chord note by a tone or semitone, then leaps to the next non harmonic note…
Corona
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Italian
musical symbol placed over a note or rest to extend its normal duration
Dot
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placed above or below the notehead it indicates a staccato, placed immediately after a note it indicates that the note should…
Extension
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an horizontal line (or broken line) placed next to the right of a symbol to show that a symbol must be maintained during the…
Fermata
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Italian
musical symbol placed over a note or rest to be extended beyond its normal duration See fermata in Note Symbols see fermata i…