Music Terms & Symbol Review

Decrescendo

• Gradually get softer

Measure

Quarter Note

Sixteenth Note

Chord

Mezzo Piano(Medium Soft)

Accent

Mezzo Forte

• Medium Loud

Natural

Release Pedal

Duration

• The longness and shortness of sound

Note

• A symbol that represents sound

Staff

• The 5 lines and 4 spaces upon which music is written

Forte

• Loud

Tempo

• The speed of musical sound

Whole Note

Bass Clef

• Also called "F" clef, assigns lower pitches to the staff

Dotted Quarter Note

Bar Line

Bass Clef

Eighth Note

Quarter Rest

Ledger Line

Piano(soft)

Sharp

Forte(Loud)

Grand Staff

Staccato

Volta Brackets(1st & 2nd Endings)

Half Note

Slur

Staff

Treble Clef

Flat

Ritardando

• Gradually slow down

Fermata

Ottava Bassa(octave down)

Da Capo(Repeat To Beginning)

Crescendo(Gradually Louder)

Decrescendo(Gradually Softer)

Rest

• A symbol that represents silence

Time Signature

Tells you:- How many beats per measure- The type of note that gets a beat

Piano (dynamic)

• Soft

Engage Pedal

Final Bar Line

Sixteenth Rest

Ledger Line

• A small line added above or below the staff

Treble Clef

• Also called "G" clef, assigns higher pitches to the staff

Pitch

• The highness and lowness of sound

Repeat Sign

Slur

Ottava Alta(octave up)

Clef

• A symbol that assigns pitches to the staff

Mezzo Forte(Medium Loud)

Whole Rest

Double Bar Line

Tie

Mezzo Piano

• Medium Soft

Crescendo

• Gradually get louder

Time Signature

Half Rest

Eighth Rest