musical symbols Flashcards
1
Q
what is common time?
A
another way to refer to the 4/4 time signature
2
Q
cut time
A
time signature meaning two half notes
3
Q
piano
A
softly
4
Q
mezzo forte
A
medium loud
5
Q
forte
A
loud
6
Q
crescendo
A
gradually get louder
7
Q
decrescendo
A
gradually get quieter
8
Q
ties
A
a way to increase the length of a note in a place where writing a single note of a longer value is not possible
9
Q
slurs
A
a curved line that connects two or more notes of different pitches
10
Q
storzando
A
with sudden emphasis
11
Q
dacapo
A
from the beginning
12
Q
coda
A
tail
13
Q
volte
A
two times
14
Q
repeat
A
indicates a section needs to be repeated
15
Q
tremolo
A
a shaking sound achieved by repeating the same note
16
Q
staccato
A
separated
17
Q
fermata
A
stop
18
Q
8va-ottava
A
at the octave
19
Q
marcato-accent
A
with a strong accent
20
Q
pizzicato-trill
A
pinched
21
Q
4/4
A
common time
22
Q
2/2
A
cut time
23
Q
P
A
piano
24
Q
mf
A
mezzo forte
25
f
forte
26
<
crescendo
27
>
descrendo
28
[a curved line that connects two notes}
ties
29
a curved line going upwards connecting two notes
slurs
30
sfz
storzando
31
D.C.
dacapo
32
an 0 with a + in it
coda
33
a half rectangle with a number like 1. in it
volte
34
:||
repeat
35
three slash marks on the stem of a note
tremolo
36
4 notes that keep getting higher
8va
37
pizz.
pizzicato-trill
38
an upside down note with a dot ontop
staccato
39
an upside down note with > ontop
marcato-accent
40
an upside down note with 𝄐 ontop
fermata
