Symbol Vocab
Fortissimo
Very Loud
Quarter Note
1 Beat
Quarter Rest
1 Beat
A
2nd Space
B
2nd Line
Piano
Soft/Quiet
Half Note
2 beats
Dotted Half Rest
3 Beats
F
1st Space or 5th Line
A
1st Space or 5th Line
Mezzo-Forte
Medium Loud
Eighth Note
1/2 beat
Whole Rest
4 Beats
C
3rd Space
G
1st Line or 4th Space
Bar Line
Divides Measures
Dotted Quarter Note
1 1/2 beats
Eighth Rest
1/2 Beat
G
2nd Line
F
4th Line
Double Bar Line
Ends a section or song
Dotted Whole Note
6 Beats
Sixteenth Rest
1/4 Beat
D
4th Line
D
3rd Line