Dynamics
Instruments
Other Musical Terms
Note Values
Symbols
100

Soft

p, piano

100

A black woodwind instrument.

Clarinet

100

Hold the note or rest longer than normal.

Fermata

100
A note worth one count in 4/4 time.

Quarter note

100

The name for what notes are written on (the lines and spaces).

The music staff.

200

Loud

f, forte

200

The smallest of the brass instruments in our band.

Trumpet

200

How loud and soft you play.

Dynamics

200

A half note is worth this in 4/4 time.

2 beats

200

The mark that shows you where to take a breath.

A breath mark (looks like a comma).

300

mezzo forte

medium loud

300

A brass instrument with a slide and no valves.

Trombone

300

Woodwind, Brass, and Percussion are each called...

Instrument Sections OR Families

300

A four count note.

Whole note

300

The sign that shows you to go back to the beginning and play again.

Repeat Sign

400

mezzo piano

medium soft

400

A woodwind instrument without a reed.

Flute

400

Tempo is...

How fast or slow you play a piece.

The speed of the music.

400

Eighth notes are worth this in 4/4 time.

1/2 beat.

400

The symbol that tells you how many beats are in a measure.

Time Signature

500

crescendo

gradually getting louder

500

Mr. Flanagin's primary instrument.

Percussion

500

The word used to describe the adjusted length of notes (ex: staccato, tenuto, etc.).

Articulation
500

A dotted eighth note would be worth this much in 4/4 time.

3/4 beat

500

The clef that is used by trombones, tubas, and other low instruments.

Bass Clef