This note, or its equivilant rest, get 4 beats.
Whole Note (whole rest)
This dynamic means to play softly.
This is a slow walking tempo.
Andante
This has 4 spaces and 5 lines.
Staff
To play smoothly
Legato
This note, or its equivilant rest, gets 2 beats
half note.
This dynamic means to play very loudly.
Fortissimo
This Italian word allows to to gradually get softer while playing your instrument.
Diminuendo
This is the space between barlines.
measures.
This articulation tells you to play for 1/2 of the written value and with empahsis.
This note, or its equivilant rest, gets 1 beat.
Quarter Note/Rest.
This dynamic means to play moderatly soft.
Mezzo Piano
This Italian word tells you to play with a lively tempo.
Allegro
This is the pulse of the music.
The Beat.
This tells you to play the note for 1/2 the value
staccato
This note, or its equivilant rest, gets three beats.
Dotted half note/rest.
This dynamic means to play very softly
pianissimo
Tenuto
Dynamics
This curved line connects two notes of the same pitch
Tie
This note, or its equivilant rest, gets 1/2 beat.
Eighth Note/Rest
This dynamic means to play Loud at the beginning and instantly get softer.
Forte Piano
This Italian Phrase lets you know to go back to the beginning.
Da Capo (D.C.)
This lets you know that the piece of music is over
Double Bar
This word tells you to play the solo as a group.
Soli