Note and Rest Values
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Accidentals and tempos
Dynamics
Articulation
100

This note receives one beat

What is a quarter note

100

This comes at the very end of a piece of music

What is the double bar line

100
Makes a note "normal". The majority of your notes are played like this.
What is a natural
100

Loud

What is forte

100

Hold for the full value

What is tenuto

200

This note receives two beats 

What is a half note

200
This symbol means "play the section again", and usually comes in pairs
What is a repeat sign
200
Raises the pitch of a note by one half step
What is a sharp
200
soft
What is piano
200

A line that connects 2 or more notes of the same pitch

What is tie

300

This note receives four beats 

What is a whole note

300

This symbol means "repeat from the beginning"

Da Capo

300
Lowers the pitch of a note by one half step
What is a flat
300
Medium
What is mezzo
300

A line that connects 2 or more notes of different pitches to be played smoothly

What is slur

400

This rest receives two beats 

What is a half rest

400

This sign means "go back to the sign"

What is the Dal Segno

400

This means to play quickly, happily

What is allegro

400
gradually get louder
What is crescendo
400

Separated; detached

What is staccato

500

This rest receives one beat 

What is a quarter rest.

500

An added ending

Coda

500

This means to play very slow

What is largo?

500
gradually get softer
What is decrescendo
500

With emphasis

What is accent