Major keys
Major key with no accidentals
C Major
Minor key with no accidentals
A Minor
mf dynamic stands for
Mezzo Forte (moderately loud)
A musical sign used to indicate a specific duration of silence
Rest
Term for a triad where the third is raised by a whole step compared to a minor third
Major triad
Major key with four sharps
E Major
Minor key with one flat
D Minor
A curved line that connects two or more notes of different pitches and is played as smoothly as possible
Slur
A unit of duration signified by a solid note and a stem (one beat)
Quarter note
Term for a triad where the third is lowered by a half step compared to a major third
Minor Triad
Major key with two flats
Bb Major
Minor key with four sharps
C# Minor
A grouping of notes that would not normally occur within a beat
Tuplet
A unit of duration signified by an oval (four counts)
Whole note
Term for a triad where the fifth is raised by a half step compared to a perfect fifth
Augmented triad
Major key with six sharps
F# Major
Minor key with five flats
Bb Minor
Fermata
A unit of duration signified by a solid note head with a stem and one flag on the stem (one half beat)
Eighth Note
Term for a triad where the fifth is lowered by a half step compared to a minor fifth
Diminished Triad
Major key with five flats
Db Major
Minor key with seven flats
Ab Minor
The trembling and quivering sound created by the fast repetition of one or two notes
Tremolo
A unit of duration signified by a solid note head with a stem and two flags on the stem (one fourth beat)
Sixteenth note
Term for a triad in which the order of its notes is rearranged, such that the root is no longer the lowest note
Inverted triad