Counting
Dynamics
Accidentals
Road Map
Let's Read Music
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Type of note that gets one count

What is a quarter note


100

Soft

What is piano?

100

raises the note

What is a sharp?

100

Indicates the end of a piece of music

What is a double bar?

100

Has 5 lines and 4 spaces where notes and rests are written

What is the music staff?

200

Type of note that gets two counts

What is a half note?

200

loud

What is forte?

200

Lowers a note

What is a flat?

200

Without stopping, play once again from the beginning

What is a repeat sign?

200

These small lines extend the music staff

What are ledger lines?

300

Type of note that gets four counts

What is a whole note?

300

medium loud

What is mezzo-forte?

300

cancels a flat or a sharp

What is a natural?

300

The end

What is fine?

300

Indicates how many beats per measure and what kind of note gets one beat

What is the Time Signature?

400

Type of note that gets three counts

What is a dotted half note?

400

medium soft

What is mezzo-piano?

400

tells you which notes to play with sharps or flats

What is the key signature?

400
When you see this, you play again from the beginning, stopping at the Fine.

What is DC al Fine?

400

Hold the note or rest longer than normal

What is a fermata?

500

Type of note that gets half a count

What is a eighth note?

500

gradually louder

What is crescendo?

500

Any sharp, flat or natural sign which appears in the music without being in the key signature

What is an accidental?

500

Bar lines divide the music staff into this

What are measures?

500

Fast tempo

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