Music- Notation Vocab and musical vocab

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The notes on the lines of the Treble Clef stave

FACE

The notes in the spaces of the Treble Clef stave

semibreve

4 beats

Minim

2 beats

Crotchet

1 beat

Quaver

½ beat

Semiquaver

¼ beat

Allegro

The musical term for a ‘fast tempo’

Allegrissimo

A musical term indicating a very fast tempo.

Allegretto

A musical term indicating a medium fast tempo.

Moderato

A musical term indicating a moderate tempo ( a.k.a ‘walking pace’)

Lento

A musical term indicating a slow tempo

pianissimo

A musical term indicating a very quiet dynamic.

piano

Musical term indicating a quiet dynamic.

mezzopiano

Musical term indicating a somewhat quiet dynamic.

mezzoforte

Musical term indicating a somewhat loud dynamic

forte

Musical term indicating a loud dynamic

fortissimo

Musical term indicating a really loud dynamic

Syncopation

Offbeat rhythm; often in Reggae

Treble Clef

A symbol used to indicate the pitch of written notes. It places G above middle C on the second line of the stave. Instruments that use this include the violin, flute, and some keyboard instruments.

Bass Clef

A symbol used to indicate the pitch of written notes. It places F below middle C on the fourth line of the stave. Instruments that use this include the cello, tuba, and some keyboard instruments.

Sharp

A symbol that raises a note by a half step

Flat

A symbol that lowers a note by a half step