Grade 3 Music Theory, Unit 6, Lesson 3 of 5
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Small words

Music theory, Terms and signs, 3 minutes

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Five small Italian words join with others at Grade 3: ben, sempre, subito, simile and prima or primo. Read them inside longer directions.

Words that join others

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TermMeaning
benwell
semprealways
subito (sub.)suddenly
simile (sim.)in the same way
prima, primofirst

Like poco and molto at Grade 2, these small words join with others. Sempre legato is always smoothly; subito p is suddenly quiet.

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Subito means:

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