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Special Symbols
Dynamics
Notation Terms
Notation Tricks
100
Two thicker "barlines" with two dots around a section of music. Play that section again.
What is a repeat sign?
100
The Italian term for soft?
What is piano?
100
Move smoothly from note to note.
What is Legato?
100

Lowers a note by a half step.

What is a flat?

200

The sharp or flat signs at the beginning of the staff, just after the clef sign but before the time signature.

What is a "key signautre"?

200
The Italian term for loud?
What is forte?
200

An articulation that meant to put space between notes. Separated and detached.

What is Staccato?

200
When everyone sings the same phrase in the same range.
What is Unison?
300

It means to hold the note or rest longer than its regular value.

What is a fermata?

300
The Italian term for medium loud.
What is mezzo forte?
300

It cancels a flat or sharp.

What is a natural sign?

300

It raises a pitch by a half step.

What is a sharp?

400

It means to emphasize the note more than the others.

What is an accent?

400
Looks like the less than symbol. Means to get softer.
What is Decrescendo?
400

A moderate tempo.

What is Moderato?

400

A curved line connecting two more notes of the same pitch. It is considered a rhythm.

What is a tie?

500
Not a repeat sign but tells you to go back to the top of the piece. Two words. D.C.
What is Da Capo?
500
Loudest Dynamic at the end of a crescendo usually.
What is Fortissimo?
500

John Philip Sousa was an American Band Leader famous for composing and conducting this style of wind band music.

What is MARCH?

500

A cured line connecting two or more notes of different pitch. It's an articulation.

What is a slur?