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chorus study guide
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| p | soft or quiet |
| f | forte loud or strong |
| mp | mezzo piano medium soft |
| mf | mezzo forte medium loud |
| pp | very soft |
| ff | very loud |
| crescendo | increasing in volume |
| decrescendo | decreasing in volume |
| diminuendo | growing softer |
| tempo | the rate of speed of the music |
| ritard | to gradually slow down |
| rall | dying away of the pulse |
| poco | little slow down a little |
| a tempo | return to original tempo |
| unison | all sing together in one pitch |
| staccato | a note of shorter duration |
| fermata | to hold a pit ch longer than usual |