| A | B |
|---|
| largo | very slow |
| adagio | slow |
| andante | walking tempo |
| allegro | fast |
| moderato | moderate |
| presto | very fast |
| mezzo piano | medium soft |
| mezzo forte | medium loud |
| forte | loud |
| crescendo | becoming louder |
| decrescendo | becoming softer |
| sharp(#) | raises a note a 1/2 step |
| flat(b) | lowers a note a 1/2 step |
| tempo | speed of the beat |
| dynamics | loudness and softness of music |
| piano | soft |
| staff | 5 lines/4spaces |
| Treble clef | G-Clef |
| Bass clef | F-Clef |
| whole note | four counts of sound |
| half note | two counts of sound |
| quarter note | one count of sound |
| whole rest | four counts of silence |
| half rest | two counts of silence |
| quarter rest | one count of silence |
| Treble clef lines | E-G-B-D-F |
| Treble clef spaces | F-A-C-E |
| Bass clef lines | G-B-D-F-A |
| Bass clef spaces | A-C-E-G |
| musical symbol for (piano) | p |
| musical symbol for (mezzo piano) | mp |
| musical symbol for (mezzo forte) | mf |
| musical symbol for (forte) | f |
