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1. Presto, largo, allegro - these terms, amongst many others, relate to what property of music?
2. Vocals without the accompaniment of instruments are said to be in which style?
3. If a piece required a violinist to play in the pizzicato style, what would they be doing?
4. Playing the notes of a chord one after the other, going up or coming down (as opposed to all at once) is an example of what?
5. Diminuendo means getting quieter, and ritardando means getting slower, but which of these terms combines the two and slows a piece while also bringing the volume down?
6. What instruction would lead a musician to play their instrument as loud as they can?
7. What name is given to the conductor of an orchestra or band?
8. What term would refer to a smooth join between consecutive notes?
9. What of these would an instruction preceded by 'mezzo' indicate?
10. In general terms, if a singer is singing an octave above their normal range, what technique are they using?
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