Rhythm
Dynamics
Misc.
Symbols
Articulations
100
This type of note is played for ONE beat.
What is a quarter note?
100
Italian for loud.
What is forte?
100
All parts played and heard equally is referred to as this.
What is balance?
100
Two dots at the end of a piece of music that tell us to play it again.
What is a repeat sign?
100
This articulation symbol connects two notes of the same pitch.
What is a tie?
200
This type of note is worth only half of a beat.
What is an 8th note?
200
Italian for soft.
What is piano?
200
A piece of music with TWO interacting parts.
What is a duet?
200
A symbol that looks similar to a comma and indicates a recommended place to breathe.
What is a breath mark?
200
This musical symbol connects two notes of DIFFERENT pitch. Only the first note is tongued.
What is a slur?
300
This note has a dot after it, making it worth three beats.
What is a dotted half note?
300
Italian for medium loud.
What is mezzo forte?
300
Three or more tones sounded at the same time.
What is a chord?
300
A symbol placed at the beginning of the staff to identify the note names on the staff.
What is a clef?
300
This is the symbol that tells us that a note should be played "with more emphasis".
What is an accent?
400
This symbol indicates that a musician should still count the beat, but not play.
What is a rest?
400
Mezzo piano
What is medium soft?
400
This symbol tells us to hold the note or rest longer than the note value OR until the director cuts us off.
What is a fermata?
400
A slight interruption of the air stream with the tongue.
What is articulation?
500
A rest that looks like a hat and is worth four beats.
What is a whole rest?
500
This symbol means to gradually get louder.
What is crescendo?
500
A sharp, flat, or natural not indicated in the key signature.
What is an accidental?
500
Flats or sharps placed immediately following the clef used to indicate which notes are to be altered throughout the piece.
What is a key signature?
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