Dynamic Abbreviations
A dynamic marking tell us..
How soft or loud to play
This dynamic means play moderately soft
mezzo piano or mp
This symbol tells us it is the end of the song
Double Bar (Line)
This note gets 2 beats...
Half Note
A musical tie...
connects notes rhythmically
The abbreviation 'p' is short for...
piano
This dynamic means play moderately loud
mezzo forte or mf
This symbol is similar to a stretched-out greater than symbol in math class...
Decrescendo
A dotted half note gets how many beats...
3
A musical slur is a type of...
articulation
The abbreviation 'ff' is short for...
Fortissimo
This dynamic means play soft
piano or p
This symbol tells you to repeat the music...
repeat sign
This rest tells you to be silent for 1 beat...
Quarter rest
This symbol tells you to tongue the first note only...
slur
The abbreviation 'mp' is short for...
mezzo piano
This dynamic means play loud
play the note short or separated
A whole note tied to a half note lasts for how many beats...
6
This symbol means to hold a note longer than its rhythmic value..
fermata
The abbreviation 'pp' is short for...
pianissimo
This dynamic means play very loud
fortissimo or ff
This symbol tells you how many beats in a measure and which note gets 1 beat...
Time Signature (4/4)
How many beats does a dotted quarter note get?
1.5 (one and a half)
True or False: a musical slur indicates that you should play all the notes under the slur line as short as humanly possible
False