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  2. List of musical symbols - Wikipedia

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    Musical symbols are marks and symbols in musical notation that indicate various aspects of how a piece of music is to be performed. There are symbols to communicate information about many musical elements, including pitch, duration, dynamics, or articulation of musical notes; tempo, metre, form (e.g., whether sections are repeated), and details about specific playing techniques (e.g., which ...

  3. List of ornaments - Wikipedia

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    Sometimes different symbols represent the same ornament, or vice versa. Different ornament names can refer to an ornament from a specific area or time period. Understanding these ornaments is important for historically informed performance and understanding the subtleties of different types of music. This list is intended to give basic ...

  4. Sigma Alpha Iota - Wikipedia

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    Sigma Alpha Iota (Alpha chapter) was founded on June 12, 1903 at the University School of Music in Ann Arbor, Michigan. [1]Its founders were seven women: Elizabeth A. Campbell, Frances Caspari, Minnie Davis Sherrill, Leila Farlin Laughlin, Nora Crane Hunt, Georgina Potts, and Mary Storrs Andersen. [1]

  5. Ornament (music) - Wikipedia

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    Extreme example of ornamentation as a fioritura from Chopin's Nocturne in D ♭ major. In music, ornaments or embellishments are musical flourishes—typically, added notes—that are not essential to carry the overall line of the melody (or harmony), but serve instead to decorate or "ornament" that line (or harmony), provide added interest and variety, and give the performer the opportunity ...

  6. Glossary of music terminology - Wikipedia

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    In instrumental music, a style of playing that imitates the way the human voice might express the music, with a measured tempo and flexible legato. cantilena a vocal melody or instrumental passage in a smooth, lyrical style canto Chorus; choral; chant cantus mensuratus or cantus figuratus (Lat.) Meaning respectively "measured song" or "figured ...

  7. Musical Symbols - Wikipedia

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    Musical Symbols may refer to: List of musical symbols, the set of codified marks used in modern musical notation; Musical Symbols (Unicode block) ...

  8. These are the pedophile symbols you need to know to protect ...

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    However there are even more symbols and codes care takers should be aware of in order to protect children from predators. SEE ALSO: Mother horrified after learning what heart symbol on daughter's ...

  9. Chord chart - Wikipedia

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    A chord chart (or chart) is a form of musical notation that describes the basic harmonic and rhythmic information for a song or tune. It is the most common form of notation used by professional session musicians playing jazz or popular music. It is intended primarily for a rhythm section (usually consisting of piano, guitar, drums and bass).