Reading Music

Treble Clef

Bass Clef

Grand Staff

Whole Note

Half Note

Quarter Note

Eighth Note

Sixteenth Note

Ledger Line

Bar Line

Whole Rest

Half Rest

Quarter Rest

Time Signature

Sharp

Flat

Natural

Key Signature

Crescendo

Gradually Louder

Diminuendo

Gradually Softer

Line Brace

Measure

Double Bar

Dotted Half Note

Tie

Slur

Repeat Sign

Eighth Note (w/ beam)

Sixteenth Note (w/ beam)

Eighth Rest

Dotted Quarter Note

Piano

soft

Forte

loud

Mezzo Piano

moderately soft

Mezzo Forte

moderately loud

Pianissimo

very soft

Fortissimo

very loud

Staccato

Short and detached

Accent

Play the note louder, with a special emphasis

Sforzando

A sudden, strong accent

Tenuto

Hold the note for its full value

Fermata

hold the note longer than its normal value

Coda

An added ending

Dal Segno

Repeat from the sign

Da Capo

Repeat from the beginning

Fine

The end