Dynamics
Forte:
What is loud?
What does a cesura look like? What does it mean?
Grand Pause (//)
Tempo:
Speed of the song
Moderato:
moderately fast
How many beats is a whole rest? What does it look like?
4
Pianissimo:
What is very quiet/soft?
What does a crescendo look like? What does it mean?
(<) Gradually get louder.
Staff:
Speed of the song
Adagio:
Slow tempo
How many beats does a dotted half rest get? What does it look like?
3
Mezzo Forte:
What is medium loud?
What does a repeat look like? What does it mean?
:|| It means to repeat the sections ahead of it.
Articulation:
How you attack and release a note.
Legato:
Smooth and Connected
What does an eighth rest look like? How many beats does it get?
1/2
Fortissimo:
What is very loud?
What does a fermata look like? What does it do?
Hold until the conductor stops.
Ledger Lines:
Extend the staff and down.
Staccato:
Short and separated (detached)
What does a sixteenth note look like? How many beats does it get?
1/4
Mezzo Piano:
What is medium quiet/soft?
What is a tie?
It connects two notes of the same pitch.
Dynamics:
Volume
Marcato:
Accented and Staccato
What does a dotted eighth look like? (Bonus: How many beats does it get?)
3/4