| A | B |
|---|
| Whole note | a note lasting 4 beats |
| Half note | a note lasting 2 beats |
| Quarter note | a note lasting 1 beat |
| Dotted half note | a note lasting 3 beats |
| Sixteenth note | a note lasting 1/2 a beat |
| Crescendo | getting louder |
| Diminuendo | getting quieter |
| accent | a note played with more force |
| fine | meaning 'the end' |
| Key signature | shows the sharps or flats used in a piece of music |
| Time signature | Shows how many beats in a measure |
| Bar line | marks the distance between measures |
| Double bar line | the end of a section or the end of a piece |
| Measure | Music is divided into these and usually has 2, 3 or 4 beats in each |
| Repeat sign | Two dots next to a double bar line indicating a section should be played again |
| Chord | Two or more notes played at the same time |
| Staff | The five lines and four spaces that the notes are placed on |
| Leger lines | The lines added to notes when they go above or below the staff |
| Pitch | The high or low of musical sounds |
| Dynamics | The word used to describe the range of volume in music |
