How Many Beats
Note/Symbol Names
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1
♩
1
1
♩
Quarter note
1
♯
Sharp - raises the note a 1/2 step
1
𝆑
Forte - loud
1
♭
Flat
5
𝅝
4
5
𝅘𝅥𝅮
Eighth Note
5
𝄞
Treble Clef, or G Clef (above middle C on piano, typically played with the right hand)
5
𝄀
Bar line - Separates measures
5
𝄢
Bass Clef or F Clef (Notes below middle C)
10
𝅘𝅥𝅯
1/4 of a beat
10
𝅝
Whole Note
10
𝄇
Repeat Sign - Sends performer back to the beginning
10
𝆏
Piano - Soft
10
Tie - When the same note is held for the total number of beats of both notes
15
♬
1/2 beat (2 Sixteenth Notes)
15
𝅗𝅥
Half Note
15
♮
Natural - It cancels a sharp or a flat
15
𝆓
Decrescendo - Gradual decreases in volume
15
𝄼
Half Rest
20
♬♬
1 beat (4 sixteenth notes)
20
𝅘𝅥𝅰
Thirty-second note (1/8th of a beat for extra credit)
20
𝄋
Dal Segno - from the sign - Indicates a jump back to another Segno and proceed to the end from there.
20
𝆱
Glissando - Continuous, uninterrupted glide from from note to the next
20
𝄴
Common time - Time signature of 4/4
25
𝅘𝅥𝅱 (4 flags)
1/64th note
25
♪.
Dotted Eighth Note (3/4 of a beat)
25
𝆮
Press sustain pedal down on the piano
25
𝆯
Sustain Pedal Release - Piano
25
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Ledger Lines
30
𝄵
Cut time - 2/2 Time Signature (1/2 of C = Common time)
30
𝅜
Double Whole Note
30
𝄐
Fermata - Hold the note as long as the conductor tells you to
30
30
𝄒
Take a Breath
35
𝄔
Brace - Used to indicate that two clefs on a musical staff should be played together
35
𝄌
Coda - the end
35
𝄡
Alto Clef or Tenor Clef (moveable clef) to avoid use of excessive ledger lines
35
𝄊
Restart playing the piece from the very beginning