an ornament consisting of the main note followed by the note above it followed by the note above that, then returning to the original main note
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Staccato
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Italian
a dot above the note indicating that the note thus marked should be shortened to half its written length, the second half rep…
Sixty-fourth note
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a note one sixty fourth the time value of a whole note see Note Values
Sixteenth note
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a note one sixteenth the time value of a whole note see Note Values
Seventh chord
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a chord consisting of a root note, the third above the root, the fifth above the root and the seventh above the root
Sharp
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a term applied to a note slightly above its expected pitch, a sign to show that a note should be raised one semitone in pitch…
Scotch snap
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a rhythmic figure consisting of a short note on the beat followed by a long note which is then held until the next beat
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…
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…