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Musical Symbols & Terms
A Quiz
Topics
Notes and Symbols Tempo Markings Dynamic Markings Coda Terms and Symbols
Musical Symbols
The Staff
Treble Clef
Bass Clef
flat
Sharp
natural
Quarter Note
Half Note
Whole Note
Eighth Note
16th Note
Quarter Rest
Dotted Quarter Note
Dotted Half Note
Fermata = Hold
Cut time = 2/2
Dynamic Markings
Piano = Soft
Forte = Loud
Pianissimo = Very Soft
Fortissimo = Very Loud
mezzoforte = medium loud
mezzopiano = medium soft
Dim.
Diminuendo = get softer
Cresc.
Crescendo = get louder
Tempo Markings
adagio
slow
andante
Medium slow
moderato
Moderate tempo
allegro
fast
Maestoso
Majestically
Rit.
Ritardando = slow down
Accel.
Accelerando = get faster
A tempo
Return to original tempo
Rall.
Rallentando = get slower
Molto rit.
Slow down a lot
Piu mosso
Faster: “more motion”
Coda Terms and Symbols
Fine
The End
Segno = sign
Coda
The ending section (sometimes separate)
Coda sign (ending section)
D.C. al FineGo back to the beginning and play to the finish (Fine)
D.S. al FineGo back to the sign () and play to the end (fine).
D.S. al CodaGo back to the sign (), play to the Coda sign, jump to the Coda and play to the end.
D.C. al CodaGo back to the beginning, then play to the Coda sign, jump to the Coda and play to the end.