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Index of Music Terms - Grade 7 Score Reading

On this page you'll find a list of the most common terms that come up in the ABRSM grade 7 score reading questions. 

Each term is linked to the page which describes and explains the term in full.

If you find a musical term in a practice paper which isn't on the list, leave a comment below and we will add it!

+ (above a note)

° (above a note)

8va, 8ve

a 2, a 3 

augmented chord

chromatic semitone

concert pitch

diminished 7th

divisi a, (div. a)

do

dominant 7th

double reed

double stop

enharmonic equivalent, enharmonic chord

fa

glissando, (gliss.)

Ic-Va progression

imitation

la

loco

mano destra (m.d.)

mano sinistra (m.s.)

mi

modulation

motif

neapolitan 6th

open string

ossia

parts cross

pedal

phrase, phrase structure

prevailing key

re

sequence

si

single reed

sol

solo

sul

syncopation

tremolando, (tremolo, trem.)

triple stop

unison

unisono, unis.

ut

zu 2, zu 3

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