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Musical Symbols

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  • What is the name of this symbol?
    Repeat Sign
  • What is the name of this symbol?
    Decrescendo
  • What should you do when you see this symbol?
    Look up and watch the director
  • What is the name of this symbol and what does it mean?
    Half Rest--2 beats of silence
  • Sing a scale as a section
    D, R, M, F, S, L, T, D
  • How do you perform a note with an accent on it?
    Give it additional stress
  • What is the name of this symbol and how should it be performed?
    Mezzo Forte--Medium Loud
  • As a section sing syllable sheet #4
    DM RF MS F, LF SM FR D
  • What is the name of this symbol?
    Fortissimo
  • What is the name of this symbol and how do we perform it?
    Piano--soft
  • What is the name of this symbol and how should you perform it?
    Mezzo Piano--Medium Soft
  • What is the name of this symbol and what does it tell us?
    Time Signature--how many beats are in a measure
  • What is the name of this symbol and what does it mean?
    Eighth Rest--1/2 beat of silence
  • What is the name of this symbol and how should it be performed?
    Forte--Loud
  • What is the name of this symbol and what is it's definition?
    Sixteenth Note--1/4 beat of sound
  • As a section sing syllable sheet #3
    MD FR SM L FL MS RF M
  • What is the name of this symbol and how do you perform it?
    Pianissimo--very soft
  • What is the definition of a staff?
    5 lines and 4 spaces
  • What do you do when you see this symbol?
    Gradually get louder
  • What is the name of this symbol and what does it mean?
    Whole Note--4 beats of sound
  • When you see this symbol what kind of voices do you expect to hear?
    High Voices
  • What is the name of this symbol and how many beats does it get?
    Dotted Half Note--3 beats of sound