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Glossary of Music Terms
Bar
-
a vertical line dividing measures on the staff.
Bass Clef -
9:
F
clef
(with
F on the fourth line of the lower staff).
Beginning Repeat Bar
-
two vertical bars followed by
two
dots indicating that
the
phrase which follows is to be repeated.
End Repeat Bar
-
two dots followed by two vertical
lines
which
indicates
that
the
preceding phrase is
to
be
repeated.
Flat
-
the
character
b
,
which lowers the pitch of the note before which
it is
set
by a half tone.
Forte
- to
be played loudly.
Key Signature -
the
sharp(s) or flat(s) at the beginning of the staff.
Legato - a direction to perform the passage
in
a smooth and connected
manner,
with no break between the tones.
Measure
-
the
notes
and rests contained between two bars.
Octave - an interval formed by
two
tones, eight diatonic steps apart, or a tone
range formed by such an interval.
Piano
-
a direction
to
play the passage
softly.
Rest - a pause or interval of silence between two tones, or the sign indicating
such a pause
.
Score
-
a musical composition.
Sharp - the character #,which raises the pitch of the note before which it is set
by a half tone
.
Slur
-
in this program, the dot placed after a note
to
connect
it
to the following
note, signifying that the connected
notes
are
to
be played legato.
Staccato - detached, separated; a style in which the notes played are more or
less abruptly disconnected.
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