Whole Note
A note worth four beats of sound
Treble Clef
a clef placing G above middle C on the second-lowest line of the staff.
Quarter Note
A note worth one beat of sound
Eighth Note
A note worth half of a beat of sound
Sixteenth Note
A note worth a fourth of a beat
Dotted Half Note
A note worth three beats (gets 3 counts of sound)
Half Rest
A rest that is worth two beats of silence
Whole Rest
A rest that is worth four beats of silence
Quarter Rest
A rest that is worth one beat of silence
Eighth Rest
A rest that is worth half a beat of silence
Sixteenth Rest
A rest that is worth a fourth of a beat of silence
Mezzo Piano
A dynamic marking meaning medium soft.
Mezzo Forte
A dynamic marking meaning medium loud.
Forte
A dynamic marking meaning loud.
Fortissimo
A dynamic marking meaning very loud.
Pianissimo
A dynamic marking meaning very soft.
Crescendo
A dynamic marking indicating that the music should gradually increase in volume, also written as cresc.
Decrescendo
A dynamic marking indicating that the music should gradually get softer, also written as decresc.
Dynamics
A word referring to the volume markings in music.
Tempo
The speed at which music is taken.
Key Signature
The sharps or flats in music indicating the key or a key change.
Time Signature
Indicates how many beats per measure and what kind of note gets the beat.
Diaphragm
A dome-shaped, muscular partition separating the thorax from the abdomen in mammals. It plays a major role in breathing, as its contraction increases the volume of the thorax and so inflates the lungs. (What we breathe from.)
Soprano
The highest of the standard singing voices.
Alto
A voice part below the highest range and above tenor.
Tenor
A singing voice between baritone and alto, the highest of the ordinary adult male range.
Bass
The lowest adult male singing voice.
Baritone
An adult male singing voice between tenor and bass.
Treble Clef
Also called the "G clef" because the symbol at the beginning of the staff encircles the second line of the staff, indicating that line to be G above middle C.
Bass Clef
also known as the F clef, typically indicates a lower set of notes.
Staff
Consists of 5 lines and 4 spaces.
FACE
Spaces of the Treble Clef
EGBDF
Lines of the Treble Clef
ACEG
Lines of the Bass Clef
GBDFA
Lines of the Bass Clef
ABCDEFG
The musical alphabet
Ledger lines
Used to extend the staff
Bar line
Separates the staff into measures
Clef
Indicates how to label the lines and spaces of the staff
Double bar line
Indicates the end of a section or end of the music
Repeat sign
Indicates to repeat back to similar sign earlier in music
Top number of time signature
Indicates how many beats per measure.
Bottom number of the time signature
Indicates what kind of note gets the beat
Flat Sign
Lowers the note 1/2 a step
Sharp Sign
Raises the note 1/2 a step
Natural Sign
Cancels out a sharp or a flat sign
Steady Beat
The pulse in music
Dotted quarter note
A note worth one and a half beats
Diminuendo
Indicates to gradually get quieter