Notation
Symbols and conventions for writing music on the page.
15 terms
AccidentalnotationA symbol placed before a note to raise or lower its pitch by a semitone or whole…Articulation MarkingsnotationSymbols placed above or below notes to indicate how they should be attacked, sus…ClefnotationA symbol placed at the beginning of a staff to indicate the pitch of the notes.Dynamic MarkingnotationA symbol or abbreviation indicating the volume at which music should be played, …FermatanotationA held note or rest; pause at the performer's discretion.Ledger LinenotationA short horizontal line drawn above or below the staff to extend its range for n…Note ValuenotationThe duration of a note relative to the beat.OpusnotationA numbering system for a composer's works, assigned roughly in order of publicat…Repeat SignnotationA pair of dots and double barlines that instruct the performer to replay a secti…RestnotationA notated period of silence of a specified duration.ScorenotationA written document showing all parts of a musical composition aligned vertically…SlurnotationA curved line connecting two or more notes of different pitch to indicate they s…StaffnotationThe set of five horizontal lines and four spaces on which musical notes are writ…Tempo MarkingnotationA word or phrase placed at the beginning of a piece or section indicating the sp…TienotationA curved line joining two adjacent notes of the same pitch, combining their dura…
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