Music Terms & Symbol Review

Staff The 5 lines and 4 spaces upon which music is written

Pitch The highness and lowness of sound

Duration The longness and shortness of sound

Note A symbol that represents sound

Rest A symbol that represents silence

Clef A symbol that assigns pitches to the staff

Treble Clef Also called "G" clef, assigns higher pitches to the staff

Bass Clef Also called "F" clef, assigns lower pitches to the staff

Ledger Line A small line added above or below the staff

Crescendo Gradually get louder

Decrescendo Gradually get softer

Piano (dynamic) Soft

Forte Loud

Mezzo Piano Medium Soft

Mezzo Forte Medium Loud

Tempo The speed of musical sound

Time Signature Tells you: - How many beats per measure - The type of note that gets a beat

Ritardando Gradually slow down

Staff

Measure

Bar Line

Double Bar Line

Final Bar Line

Repeat Sign

Ledger Line

Grand Staff

Treble Clef

Bass Clef

Time Signature

Whole Note

Whole Rest

Half Note

Half Rest

Quarter Note

Quarter Rest

Dotted Quarter Note

Eighth Note

Eighth Rest

Sixteenth Note

Sixteenth Rest

Chord

Piano (soft)

Mezzo Piano (Medium Soft)

Mezzo Forte (Medium Loud)

Forte (Loud)

Crescendo (Gradually Louder)

Decrescendo (Gradually Softer)

Accent

Staccato

Flat

Natural

Sharp

Tie

Slur

Slur

Fermata

Ottava Alta (octave up)

Ottava Bassa (octave down)

Volta Brackets (1st & 2nd Endings)

Da Capo (Repeat To Beginning)

Engage Pedal

Release Pedal

Down Bow

Left Hand Pizzicato

Natural Harmonic

Snap Pizzacato

Up Bow

Appoggiatura

Acciaccatura

Arpeggiated Chord

Flat Key Signature

Sharp Key Signature

Dal Sengo

Dal Sengo

Glisando

Left Hand Pizzicato

Martallato

Mordent

Common Time

Fortissimo

Pianissimo

Tempo Mark

Segno

Simile Mark

Staccatissimo

Tenuto

Tremolo

Trill

Tuplet

Turn