Music Symbols--Vocal Music
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shhurst Plus on August 25, 2012
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identify basic music symbols
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 space between two barlines |  measure |
| divides the staff into measures |  bar line |
| gradually increasing in volume, also written as cresc. |  crescendo |
| shows the end of a piece of music |  double bar |
| gradually decreasing in volume, also written as decresc. |  decrescendo |
| loud volume |  forte |
| medium loud volume |  mezzo forte |
| the 5 lines and 4 spaces on which music is written |  staff |
| Used for the higher sounding pitches. Also known as the G clef. |  treble clef |
| soft volume |  piano |
| Every Good Boy Does Fine |  treble clef lines |
| Fat Albert Can Eat or FACE |  treble clef spaces |
| C and D--Can Do |  treble clef ledger notes |
| gets 1/2 count of sound or silence (2 eighth notes beamed together get 1 count) |  eighth note(s) and rest |
| gets 3 counts of sound |  dotted half note |
| gets 2 counts of sound or silence |  half note and rest |
| gets one count of sound or silence |  quarter note and rest |
| gets 4 counts of sound or silence |  whole note and rest |
| go back and perform it again |  repeat |
| lowers the pitch of a note by 1/2 step |  flat |
| raises the pitch of a note by 1/2 step |  sharp |
| cancels the effect of a flat or sharp |  natural |
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