PRESENTATION OUTLINE
Dotted quarter note:
A note that takes up three beats and has a dot written after it
Sixteenth Note:
A note played for 1/16th the duration of a whole note.
Pianissimo:
Very soft or softly
Fortissimo:
Very loud or loudly
Tie:
A curved line connection two notes of the same pitch and name.
Slur:
A symbol that indicates that the notes it embraces are to be played without separation.
Accent:
An emphasis put on one certain note.
Interval:
The distance between one note and another
Quarter note:
A note having the same value as a quarter of a whole note
Half Note:
A note having the same value as half of a whole note
Dotted half note:
A note having the same value as 3/4 the same value as a quarter note.
Whole Note:
taking up 4 beats per measure.
Quarter rest:
having the same value as a quarter of a whole rest.
Half rest:
Having the same value as half of a whole rest.
Whole rest:
taking up 4 beats or rest per measure.
Piano:
A piece of music that is marked piano should be played softly
Mezzo Piano:
a piece of music that is marked mezzo piano should be played very softly
Mezzo Forte:
a piece of music that is marked mezzo forte should be played very loudly
Forte:
a piece of music that is marked forte should be played loudly.
Crescendo:
the steady increase of force or intensity
Decrescendo:
the steady decrease of force or intensity
Treble Clef:
a clef placing G above middle C on the second-lowest line of the staff
Bass Clef:
a clef placing F below middle C on the second-highest line of the staff
Staff:
A set of horizontal lines and intermediate spaces used in notation to represent a sequence of pitches, in modern notation normally consisting of five lines and four spaces. Also called stave
