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Musical Symbols and Terms Quiz

This document defines and explains various musical symbols and terms used in musical notation. It covers notes and their corresponding symbols, tempo markings like allegro and adagio, dynamic markings such as piano and forte, and coda terms including fine, segno, and various D.C. and D.S. instructions for repeating sections. The document provides visual examples of these symbols and their meanings to serve as a reference for musical notation.

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Musical Symbols and Terms Quiz

This document defines and explains various musical symbols and terms used in musical notation. It covers notes and their corresponding symbols, tempo markings like allegro and adagio, dynamic markings such as piano and forte, and coda terms including fine, segno, and various D.C. and D.S. instructions for repeating sections. The document provides visual examples of these symbols and their meanings to serve as a reference for musical notation.

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Musical Symbols & Terms

A Quiz
Topics

 Notes and Symbols


 Tempo Markings
 Dynamic Markings
 Coda Terms and Symbols
Musical Symbols

The Staff

Treble Clef

Bass Clef

flat

Sharp

natural

Quarter Note

Half Note

Whole Note

Eighth Note

16th Note
Quarter Rest


Dotted Quarter Note




Dotted Half Note


Fermata = Hold

Cut time = 2/2


Dynamic Markings

Piano = Soft

Forte = Loud


Pianissimo = Very Soft




Fortissimo = Very Loud



mezzoforte = medium
loud

mezzopiano = medium
soft
Dim.

Diminuendo = get softer


Cresc.

Crescendo = get louder


Tempo Markings
adagio

slow
andante

Medium slow
moderato

Moderate tempo
allegro

fast
Maestoso

Majestically
Rit.

Ritardando = slow down


Accel.
Accelerando = get
faster
A tempo

Return to original tempo


Rall.
Rallentando = get
slower
Molto rit.

Slow down a lot


Piu mosso

Faster: “more motion”


Coda Terms and Symbols
Fine

The End

Segno = sign
Coda

The ending section


(sometimes separate)
Coda sign
(ending section)
D.C. al Fine
Go back to the
beginning and play to
the finish (Fine)
D.S. al Fine
Go back to the sign ()
and play to the end
(fine).
D.S. al Coda
Go back to the sign (),
play to the Coda sign,
jump to the Coda and
play to the end.
D.C. al Coda
Go back to the beginning,
then play to the Coda sign,
jump to the Coda and play
to the end.

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