Rhythms in 4_4
Special Symbols
Dynamics
Notation Terms
Notation Tricks
100
A single beat. Worth 1.
What is a quarter note?
100
Two thicker "barlines" with two dots around a section of music. Play that section again.
What is a repeat sign?
100
The Italian term for soft?
What is piano?
100
Move smoothly from note to note.
What is Legato?
100
Lowers a note an octave without actually writing it in that octave.
What is 8vb?
200

A silence for 2 beats.

What is a half rest?

200
Looks like a cursive "S" with a slash and two lines. You go back to here after a D.S. al Coda; but before you go to the actual Coda.
What is the "Sign"?
200
The Italian term for loud?
What is forte?
200
Put space between notes. Sharply.
What is Staccato?
200
When everyone sings the same phrase in the same range.
What is Unison?
300
A note that lasts for 3 beats.
What is a dotted half note?
300
A tiny note attached to a regular sized note. Affects the way you sing that word. An ornament.
What is a grace note?
300
The Italian term for medium loud.
What is mezzo forte?
300
To sing all together.
What is Tutti
300
Makes you sing notes that move up and down without notating each individual note.
What is a turn?
400
A silence that is 1/2 of a count.
What is an eighth rest?
400
A diagonal line following a note. May go up or down. Stylistic change.
What is a slide?
400
Looks like the less than symbol. Means to get softer.
What is Decrescendo?
400
To sing sweetly.
What is dolce?
400
Makes it possible to sing through the barlines.
What is a tie?
500
What 3 notes fulfill this math problem. 1.5 - .5 + 3 = a whole note
What is a dotted quarter note, eighth note, and dotted half note?
500
Not a repeat sign but tells you to go back to the top of the piece. Two words. D.C.
What is Da Capo?
500
Loudest Dynamic at the end of a crescendo usually.
What is Fortissimo?
500
To sing with emphasis. Strongly.
What is Marcato?
500
Feeling of moving on the upbeats. Unequal, interesting rhythm.
What is syncopation?
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