| A | B |
|---|
| whole note | 4 beats |
| whole rest | 4 beats of silence |
| Half note | 2 beats |
| Half rest | 2 beats of silence |
| Breath Mark | take a breath |
| Quarter Note | 1 beat |
| quarter rest | 1 beat of silence |
| phrase | musical thought or sentence |
| common time | same as 4/4 |
| Fermata | Hold the note or rest longer that its usual value |
| Solo | one person plays |
| soli | whole section plays |
| tutti | everyone plays |
| Tie | Curved line that connects two notes of the SAME pitch |
| Divisi | Part of section plays the top notes and part of the section plays the bottom notes |
| Unison | Everyone plays the same notes |
| Eighth Note | 1/2 beat |
| Slur | A curved line that connects two or more notes of different pitches |
| Pick-up note | A note that comes before the first full measure of a piece of music |
| Flat | Lowers the pitch of a note one half step |
| Dotted Half Note | 3 beats |
| forte | play loud |
| piano | play soft |
| Natural | cancels a flat or a sharp |
