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Music Masters
Level 4-5
Notes & Rests
quarter note
1 beat
or
eighth notes
½ beat each
half note
2 beats
whole note
4 beats
dotted half note
3 beats
sixteenth notes
¼ beat each
dotted quarter note
1 ½ beats
3
triplets
1/3 beat each
syncopation
(syn-co-pa)
quarter rest
1 silent beat
whole rest
4 silent beats
half rest
2 silent beats
eighth rest
½ silent beat
Music Symbols & Vocabulary
treble clef
bass clef
staff
bar lines
measures
2
4
3
4
4
4
time signatures
meter signatures
6
8
or
repeat signs
<
accent
tempo
the speed of music
D.C.
Da capo
go back to the beginning
Fine
end
D. S.
Da Segno
go back to the sign
the sign
coda sign
1.
2.
first and second ending
phrase
a musical sentence
fermata
bird’s eye
hold
flat
lowers the pitch ½ step
#
sharp
raises the pitch ½ step
natural
cancels out the sharps or flats
Pentatonic Scale
5-tone scale
Dynamics
p
piano
soft
f
forte
loud
pp
pianissimo
very soft
ff
fortissimo
very loud
mp
mezzopiano
medium soft
mf
mezzoforte
medium loud
crescendo
getting louder
decrescendo
getting softer
Form
Name the Form
A
B
Name the Form
Remember, each set of shapes represent a new song so you always
start over with A.
A
B
C
Name the Form
A
B
A
Name the Form
A
A
B
B
Rondo Form
A
B
A
C
A
D
A
Voicings
soprano
high-pitched women’s
(or boys unchanged voice)
alto
low-pitched women’s
(or boys unchanged voice)
tenor
high-pitched men’s voice
bass
low-pitched men’s voice
Tempo Terms
allegro
very fast
moderato
medium speed
andante
medium slow
largo
very slow
accelerando
(acc.)
getting faster
ritardando
(rit.)
getting slower
Study hard for your test 
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unison
one sound,
all voices singing or
playing the same thing
harmony
two or more different pitches
sounding at the same time