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Skill: Fermata

Occasionally you'll see a symbol over a note that looks like a semicircle with a dot in it. This is a fermata. It is also nicknamed a "bird's eye". It means that you hold the note for a longer time than the rhythm calls for. How long do you hold it? That's up to the director or the individual singer. But when you see a fermata, the tempo stops for a moment.

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