Dynamics
Articulations
Symbology
Rhythm
Key Signatures
100

To play softly

What is piano?

100

To play smooth and connected

What is legato?

100

A double bar line with two dots.

What is a repeat?

100
In 4/4 time I equal 4 beats of singing.
What is a whole note?
100
I have no sharps or flats.
What is the key of C Major?
200

To play very loudly

What is fortissimo?

200

To play lightly separate each note

What is staccato?

200
In 3/4 time I equal 3 beats of silence
What is a whole rest?
200
I have 2 flats.
What is Bb Major?
300

To play gradually softer

What is diminuendo or decrescendo?

300

To play a note with stress and decay

What is an accent?

300
to sing lively and quick.
What is vivace?
300
In 6/8 time I equal .5 beats of singing
What is a sixteenth note?
300
I have 5 sharps.
What is B Major?
400

To play medium loud

What is mezzo piano?

400

To play a note for the full value

What is tenuto?

400
To sing very slowly
What is largo?
400
In 3/2 time I equal 1.5 beats of singing.
What is a dotted half note?
400
I have 6 flats
What is Gb Major
500

To play very quiet

What is pianissimo?

500

A curved line used to identify phrases and imply legato.

What is slur?

500
To sing fast
What is presto?
500
In 3/2 time I am equal to .25 of a beat
What are eighth notes?
500
I sound like C# Major, but my key signature uses flats.
What is Db Major
600

To increase the volume gradually.

What is crescendo?

600

To play full and marked

What is Marcato?

700

To play extremely loud.

What is fortisissimo?

700

To play hold a note twice as long or until the conductor signals to move on

What is a fermata?

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