Symbols
At the beginning of every song, the 'meter'-
What is the Time Signature?
The sum of a quarter note and two eighth notes
What is 2 ?
p
What means to play softly?
Focus on Offbeats.
What is Syncopation?
Short and Separated
What is Staccato?
Play this, again!
Repeat Sign
The sum of a whole note and a dotted half note.
What is 7 ?
What means to play loudly?
Focus on Smaller Beats
What is "Subdivision"?
What notes are sharp, and what notes are flat.
The Key Signature
They separate the music into measures
What are bar lines?
The sum of a dotted quarter note and an eighth note
What is 2 ?
mf
What means to play medium loud?
Featuring tight grooves, punchy horns, and syncopated bass lines, this is the genre of most of Bruno Mars' songs...
What is Funk?
Long and Connected
Tenuto
First you go to "Da Sign" and then to this...
What is (D.S.) al Coda?
The sum of a dotted quarter note and another dotted quarter note.
What is 3 ?
mp
What means to play medium soft?
Featuring melancholy themes, simple yet expressive melodies, and a "chugging" rhythm section, this genre is all about Change.
What is "The Blues"
Gradually Get Louder...
Crescendo
/\ <--- This articulation sits on top of a note, making it very strong and very separated.
What is a Marcato?
The sum of a dotted half note and a dotted quarter note.
What is 4 1/2 ?
ff
What means to play Very loud?
Featuring swung eighths, rhythmic "conversations", and improvisation, this genre is all about expression.
What is Jazz?
Gradually get Softer
De-Crescendo