MUSIC SYMBOLS

CLEFS

Treble Clef

Metronome Mark NOTE RELATIONSHIPS

Bass Clef NOTES AND RESTS Triplet

Multi-Measure Rest DYNAMICS Double Bar Line Piano Soft

Slur

Mezzo-piano - Half as soft as piano Beamed Notes TIME AND TEMPO Pianissimo - Very soft. Usually the softest indication in a piece of music Forte Loud Common Time Mezzo-Forte - Half as loud as forte Cut Time Fortissimo - Very loud. Usually the loudest indication in a
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piece Sforzando - Denotes an abrupt, fierce accent on a single sound or chord Decrescendo - A gradual decrease in volume, usually extends for several notes Crescendo - A gradual increase in volume, usually extends for several notes

Dal Segno - Tells the performer to repeat playing of the song starting at the nearest segno. This is followed by al fine or al coda Segno - Sign that marks the beginning or end of a musical repeat, used with dal segno Coda - Indicates a forward jump in the song to its ending passage, marked with the same sign. Only used after playing through a D.S. al coda or D.C. al coda

ACCENTS or ARTICULATIONS

Staccato

Volta Brackets (1st and 2nd endings) - Denote that a repeated passage is to be played in different ways on different playing

Fermata

Grace Note REPEATS Da Capo - Tells the performer to repeat playing of the song from its beginning. This is followed by al fine or al coda

Repeat Signs - Enclose a passage that is to be played more than once

Simile Marks - Denote that preceding groups of beats or

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measures are to be repeated, more than once