Name: Marbem Abel C. Ty
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Terms/Symbols Definition
In Western musical notation,
Staff or stave the staff or stave is a set of
five horizontal lines and four
spaces that each represent a
different musical pitch or in
the case of a percussion
staff, different percussion
instruments.
Ledger lines These additional lines (and
the spaces they form)
indicate pitches above or
below the staff.
Bar line Bar lines
separate measures ("bars")
of music according to the
indicated time signature.
Double bar line These indicate some change
in the music, such as a new
musical section, or a
new key/time signature.
Bold double bar line These indicate the
conclusion of a movement or
composition.
Dotted bar line Dotted bar line (plural dotted
bar lines) A symbol in
musical notation used to
subdivide long measures into
shorter segments for ease of
reading.
Course/Yr.
Usage
The five-line staff (often
"stave" in British usage) is
used to indicate pitch. Each
line or space indicates the
pitch belonging to a note
with a letter name: A, B, C,
D, E, F, G. Moving
vertically upwards, the
letter names proceed
alphabetically with the
alternating lines and
spaces, and represent
ascending pitches.
A ledger line or leger line is
used in Western musical
notation to
notate pitches above or
below the lines and spaces
of the regular musical staff.
Barlines are vertical lines
that cross staves in order to
show how music is divided
into bars, according to the
time signature. A standard
single barline that spans
the entire height of the
staff.
It is often used to denote
significant changes in the
music, or to mark the
placement of rehearsal
marks, key
signature changes, and
tempo changes.
Used to separate two
sections or phrases of
music. Also used at
changes in key signature or
major changes in style or
tempo.
These can be used to
subdivide measures of
complex meter into shorter
segments for ease of
reading.
Bracket Brackets separate sections
in a large score, and they are
also employed in two-staff
duets, chorals, and other
various types of music.
Brace Braces are perpendicular
lines with brackets that have
two purposes: to join two or
more staves, indicating that
they should be read
simultaneously; and to
connect staves of similar
ensemble instruments, such
as the two violins of a string
quartet.
The spiral of a G clef (not a
G clef (Treble clef) point on the spiral, but the
center around which the
spiral is drawn) shows where
the G above middle C is
located on the staff. A G clef
with the spiral centered on
the second line of the staff is
called treble clef.[2] The treble
clef is the most commonly
encountered clef in modern
notation.
C clef (Alto clefs) A C-clef on the third line of
the stave is called the alto or
viola clef.
C clef (Tenor clefs) C-clef on the fourth line of
the stave is called tenor clef.
A bracket is used to
connect two or more lines
of music that sound
simultaneously.
A brace is used to connect
two or more lines of music
that are played
simultaneously
The only G-clef still in use
is the treble clef, with the
G-clef placed on the
second line. This is the
most common clef in use
and is generally the first
clef learned by music
students.
A C-clef on the third line of
the stave is called the alto
or viola clef. It is currently
used for viola, viola
d'amore, alto
trombone, viola da gamba,
and mandola.
A C-clef on the fourth line
of the stave is called tenor
clef. It is used for the viola
da gamba and for upper
ranges of bass-clef
instruments such as the
bassoon, cello, euphonium,
double bass, and tenor
trombone.
Mezzo-soprano clef† A C-clef on the second line of It was used in 17th century
the stave is called the French orchestral music for
mezzo-soprano clef, rarely the second viola or first
used in modern Western tenor part ('taille') by such
classical music. composers as Lully, and for
mezzo-soprano voices in
operatic roles, notably
by Claudio Monteverdi.
Soprano clef† A C-clef on the first line of
It was used for the right
the stave is called the
hand of keyboard music
soprano clef.
(particularly in France –
see Bauyn manuscript), in
vocal music for sopranos,
and sometimes in high viola
da gamba parts along with
the alto clef It was used for
the second violin part
('haute-contre') in 17th
century French music.

Bass clef The only F-clef still in use is
the bass clef, with the clef
placed on the fourth line.
Bass clef is used for the
cello, double bass and bass
guitar, bassoon and
contrabassoon, bass
recorder, trombone, tuba,
and timpani. It is used for
baritone horn or euphonium
when their parts are written
at concert pitch, and
sometimes for the lowest
notes of the horn.

Baritone clef† When the F-clef is placed on
the third line, it is called the
baritone clef.
Baritone clef was used for
the left hand of keyboard
music (particularly in
France; see Bauyn
manuscript) and for
baritone parts in vocal
music. A C-clef on the fifth
line creates a staff with
identical notes to the
baritone clef but this variant
is rare. (see below).
Sub-bass clef† When the F-clef is placed on It was used by Johannes
the fifth line, it is called the
Ockeghem and Heinrich
sub-bass clef. Schütz to write low bass
parts, by Monsieur de
Sainte Colombe for low
notes on the bass viol, and
by J. S. Bach in his Musical
Offering.
In music, a half note or minim a note played for half the
Half note is a note played for half the duration of a whole note (or
duration of a whole note and semibreve) and twice the
twice the duration of a duration of a quarter
quarter note. note (or crotchet).

Crotchet is a musical note played for A crotchet is a musical note

one quarter of the duration of with the time value of one
a whole note. beat - or a quarter of a
semibreve.
Quaver An eighth note or a quaver is to sound nervous,
a musical note played for one esp. because of emotion:
eighth the duration of a Her voice quavered for a
whole note. moment before she gained
control.
Semiquaver A sixteenth note (also called A semiquaver is a musical
a semiquaver) represents the note played for half the
duration of a quarter of a duration of a quaver. It has
beat in a 4/4-time signature. the time value of a
It is identified on sheet music sixteenth of a semibreve
by a filled-in oval notehead at (whole note).
the base of a single straight
stem, with two flags.
Demisemiquaver A semiquaver is a musical a note having the time
note played for half the value of one thirty-second
duration of a quaver. It has of a semibreve.
the time value of a sixteenth
of a semibreve (whole note).
1/4 Quaver The 1/4 quaver equals a It's like a crotchet but, it
quaver divided by four and is also has a tail coming out
represented proportionally. of the side of its stem.

1/4 Semiquaver The 1/4 semiquaver equals a A semiquaver is a musical

semiquaver divided by four note played for half the
and is represented duration of a quaver.
proportionally.
1/4 Demisemiquaver The 1/4 demisemiquaver
equals a demisemiquaver
divided by four and is
represented proportionally.
Beamed notes Eighth notes (quavers) and
shorter notes have flags to
indicate their duration, but
beams can be used instead
of flags to connect groups of
these notes.
Dotted note Placing a dot to the right of a
notehead lengthens the
note's duration by one-half.
Ghost note A note with a rhythmic value,
but no discernible pitch when
played. It is represented by a
(saltire) cross (similar to the
letter x) for a notehead
instead of an oval.
Multi-measure rest A compact way to indicate
multiple measures of rest.
Also called gathered
rest or multi-bar rest.
This symbol tells the
Breath mark performer to take a breath
(for singers and aerophones)
or leave a slight space (for
other instruments).
Caesura A pause during which time is
not counted.
a note having the time
value of one thirty-second
of a semibreve.
This is usually done to
indicate a rhythmic
grouping but can also be
used to connect notes in
ametrical passages.
A dot written after a
note adds one-half of the
note's value to the original
note's value. A quarter note
equals one beat. A dot after
the quarter note adds ½
beat (½ of the original
value).
Composers will primarily
use this notation to
represent percussive
pitches. This notation is
also used in parts where
spoken words are used.
The multi-measure rest
object is used to quickly
add multiple bars of rest
onto the staff. The number
of bars of rest can be set
from this tab, and then the
following options control
how the bars of rest will
appear on the printed page.
A breath mark or
luftpause is a symbol used
in musical notation.
It directs the performer of
the music passage to take
a breath (for wind
instruments and vocalists)
or to make a slight pause
(for non-wind instruments).
Caesura can be used
subtly to provide a place to
take a breath between
phrases.
 This example shows that
Simple time signatures each measure is the length
of three quarter notes
(crotchets). 3
4 is pronounced as "three-
four" or "three-quarter time".
Compound time signatures In a compound meter, there
is an additional rhythmic
grouping within each
measure.
Common time Common time is another way
of notating and referring to
the 4/4 time signature, which
indicates that there are four
quarter note beats per
measure.
cut time This symbol represents 2 2
time—two beats per measure following rhythmic effects
with a half-note representing
one beat.
Metronome mark Metronome marks show the
speed of the music, indicated
in beats per minute, or bpm
Tie In music notation, a tie is a
curved line connecting the
heads of two notes of the
same pitch, indicating that
they are to be played as a
single note with a duration
equal to the sum of the
individual notes' values.
Slur The slur indicates that a
series of notes (one or more)
should be played without any
pause or break.
use them to help organize
and measure music.
This indicates a pulse that
follows the eighth notes (as
expected) along with a
pulse that follows a dotted
quarter note (equivalent to
three eighth notes).
It derives from the broken
circle that represented
"imperfect" duple meter in
fourteenth-century
mensural time signatures.
Cut time is used for the
This notation is used to
precisely define
the tempo of the music by
assigning an absolute
duration to each beat.
A tie means to hold the
note for the combined
rhythmic value of the two
notes, as if they were one.
Tied notes are placed on
two adjacent notes of the
same pitch and played as
one note.
is a curved line that
connects two or more notes
of different pitches.
Glissando This symbol tells the player
to play every in-between
notes from the first note
indicated to the last one.
Tuplet A tuplet is a group of notes
that would not normally fit
into the rhythmic space they
occupy.
Chord A chord is several notes
sounded simultaneously.
Two-note chords are called
dyads, three-note chords
built by using the interval of a
third are called triads.
Arpeggiated chord A chord with notes played in
rapid succession, usually
ascending, each note being
sustained as the others are
played.
Pianississimo Extremely soft. Softer
dynamics occur very
infrequently and would be
specified with additional ps.
Pianissimo When a musician performs
something pianissimo,
she plays very softly.
Piano A piano note is a symbol
that represents a musical
sound.
Mezzo piano An indication to play
somewhat softly; slightly
louder than (p) piano.
Mezzo forte Moderately loud; softer
than forte. If no dynamic
appears, mezzo-forte is
assumed to be the
prevailing dynamic level.
a rapid glide over the notes
of a scale on keyboard
instruments and the harp,
as well as a slur with no
definite intervals on strings
and on the trombone.
They can be used to fit
more notes or fewer notes
in a beat than usually exist
in a beat, according to the
usual pattern of
subdivision.
developing the structure of
a song and helping to
define different sections of
a song with the use of
chord progressions.
Arpeggiated chords
are often used in harp and
piano music. An
arpeggiated chord may be
written with a wavy vertical
line in front of the chord.
A directive to perform the
indicated passage of a
composition very softly,
even softer
than pianissimo (pp), but
not as soft as
pianissississimo (pppp).
The abbreviation for
pianississimo is ppp.
If you're playing a
pianissimo piece on the
piano, your fingers will be
gentle on the keys.
Soft; louder
than pianissimo.
Moderately soft; louder
than piano.
for the music to be played
medium loud
Forte Dynamic markings. The two
basic dynamic indications in
music are: p or piano,
meaning "quiet". f or forte,
meaning "loud or strong".
Fortissimo In music, the dynamics of a
piece is the variation in
loudness between notes or
phrases.
Fortississimo Extremely loud. Louder
dynamics occur very
infrequently and would be
specified with additional fs.
Sforzando Literally "forced", denotes an
abrupt, fierce accent on a
single sound or chord.
loud or strong. p or piano,
meaning quiet.
very loud. used especially
as a direction in music.
The musical notation
indicating that the piece is
played louder than
fortissimo.
in musical notation to play a
note with sudden, strong
emphasis.

Fortepiano Indicates that the note is to to designate a section of

be played with a loud attack, music in which the music
and then immediately should be played loudly
become soft. (forte), then immediately
softly (piano).
Crescendo To perform a crescendo, a A gradual increase in
musician should note the volume.
beginning dynamic and the
ending dynamic and
gradually move between the
two.
Decrescendo In music, the notation A gradual decrease in
diminuendo tells the volume
performer to gradual reduce
the volume, getting softer
gradually

Engage pedal These pedal marks appear in Tells the player to engage
music for instruments with the sustain pedal.
sustain pedals, such as the
piano, vibraphone and
chimes. The engage pedal
mark tells the player to put
the sustain pedal down.
Release pedal These pedal marks appear in Tells the player to release
music for instruments with the sustain pedal.
sustain pedals, such as the
piano, vibraphone and
chimes. sustain pedal up.
Soft pedal down On a grand piano, the una Tells the player to engage
corda pedal shifts the entire the soft pedal.
mechanism to the right, so
the hammer only hits two of
the three strings.
Soft pedal up On the left you'll find the soft Tells the player to release
pedal, technically called the the soft pedal.
“una corda” pedal.

Sostenuto pedal down This is similar to a sustain Tells the player to engage
pedal. The key difference is the sostenuto pedal.
that it only holds notes that
are already being played at
the moment when the pedal
is pressed down.
Sostenuto pedal up This pedal only holds notes Tells the player to release
that have been “locked” with the sostenuto pedal.
the fingers, keeping the other
notes free to be controlled by
the other pedals or with the
fingers alone.
Variable pedal marks The extended horizontal line This symbol indicates the
tells the player to keep the precise use of the sustain
sustain pedal depressed for pedal.
all notes below which it
appears.
Niente is a musical dynamic often May be used at the start of
used at the end of a piece to a crescendo to indicate
direct the performer to fade "start from nothing" or at
the music away to little more the end of a diminuendo to
than a bare whisper, indicate "fade out to
normally gradually with a nothing".
diminuendo, al niente.
Enclose a passage that is to In music, a repeat sign is a
Repeat signs be played more than once. If sign that indicates a section
there is no left repeat sign, should be repeated.
the right repeat sign sends
the performer back to the
start of the piece or the
movement.
Simile marks Denote that preceding Denote that preceding
groups of beats or measures groups of beats or
are to be repeated. measures are to be
repeated.
Volta brackets The volta bracket indicates a
passage that has to be play
with different endings on
different playing.
Da capo Da capo is an Italian musical
term that means "from the
beginning". It is often
abbreviated as D.C.
Dal segno In music notation, dal segno,
often abbreviated as D.S., is
used as a navigation marker.
Segno In music notation, dal segno,
often abbreviated as D.S., is
used as a navigation
marker.
Coda sign In music notation, the coda
symbol, which resembles a
set of crosshairs, is used as
a navigation marker, similar
to the dal segno sign
Trill A trill symbol instructs the
player to oscillate between
two chromatic notes very
quickly.
Upper mordent In music, a mordent is an
ornament indicating that the
note is to be played with a
single rapid alternation with
the note above or below.
Rapidly play the principal
Lower mordent (inverted) note, the note below it, then
return to the principal note for
the remaining duration.
Volta Brackets are
used when a part, excerpt
or passage of music is to
be played two or more
different times (repeats) but
with two or more different
endings.
It directs the musician to go
back and repeat the music
from the beginning
("Capo"), and to continue
playing until one reaches
the first coda symbol
It directs the player to
return to a spot earlier in
the score that's marked by
the symbol.
instructs a musician to
repeat a passage starting
from the sign.
It is used where the exit
from a repeated section is
within that section rather
than at the end.
to add rhythmic and
melodic interest to a
musical passage.
you'll do a quick turn
between the note written,
and an upper note.
In much music, the mordent
begins on the auxiliary
note, and the alternation
between the two notes may
be extended.
Gruppetto or Turn A group of notes played
together that are added to
the melody, also known as
the "turn" or grace notes.
An appoggiatura is a musical
Appoggiatura ornament that consists of an
added non-chord note in a
melody that is resolved to the
regular note of the chord.
Acciaccatura A short grace note
(theoretically taking no time
at all), occurring on the beat
occupied by the main note to
which it is prefixed, one
scale-step higher or lower
than that main note.
Staccato This indicates that the note
should be played shorter
than notated, usually half the
value, leaving the rest of the
metric value silent.
Staccatissimo or Spiccato This indicates that the note
should be played even
shorter than staccato.
Accent An accent indicates that a
note should be played
louder, or with a harder
attack than surrounding
unaccented notes.
This symbol indicates that
Tenuto the note should be played at
its full value, or slightly
longer.
The gruppetto is a turn in
music, which just means
that you highlight a certain
note by playing the
surrounding notes
Appoggiatura is a grace
note, whose main
characteristic is that it takes
away time and emphasis
from the principal note.
acciaccatura is an
ornament, a crushed note
played as quickly as
possible before a given
note.
Staccato marks may
appear on notes of any
value, shortening their
performed duration without
speeding up the music.
it was sometimes used
interchangeably with
staccato and sometimes
indicated an accent and not
a shortened note. These
usages are now almost
defunct but still appear in
some scores.
Musical accents instruct
players to give special
emphasis to particular
notes. These accent marks
appear directly above or
below a note head on a
piece of sheet music.
It can also indicate a
degree of emphasis,
especially when combined
with dynamic markings to
indicate a change in
loudness, or combined with
a staccato dot to indicate a
slight detachment
(portato or mezzo
staccato).
Marcato A marcato marking indicates
that the note should be
played louder or more
forcefully than a note with a
regular accent mark.
Stopped note On string instruments, a
stopped note is a note whose
pitch has been altered from
the pitch of the open string
by the player's left hand
pressing (stopping) the string
against the fingerboard.
Snap pizzicato A bowing effect that directs
the performer of a string
instrument to pluck the string
away from the fingerboard
with the right hand with
sufficient force to cause it to
snap back and strike the
fingerboard creating a
snapping sound in addition to
the pitch itself.
Open note a natural harmonic of the
fundamental tone of the
instrument occurring in the
playing of a brass wind
instrument called also open
tone
Fermata or Pause A fermata indicates that a
note, chord, or rest is
sustained longer than its
written value.
a musical instruction
indicating a note, chord, or
passage is to be played
louder or more forcefully
than the surrounding music.
This symbol tells the player
to literally mute the note
played.
For stringed instruments,
this symbol tells the player
to make the string snap
against the frame of his
instrument by stretching it
away.
For stringed instruments,
this symbol tells the player
to play a natural harmonic.
A "Fermata", also known as
a hold or a pause, is the
name of a musical symbol.
When placed above a
sound or a moment of
silence, it extends their
duration based on the
performer's wishes,
preferences, and needs.
There are no pre-defined
rules for how long they
should take.
Tremolo A rapidly repeated note. If
the tremolo is between two
notes, then they are played
in rapid alternation.
Up bow a stroke in playing a bowed
instrument in which the bow
is moved across the strings
from the tip to the heel.
Down bow a stroke in playing a bowed
instrument (such as a violin)
in which the bow is drawn
across the strings from the
frog to the tip.
Flat The symbol universally
indicates a flat note.
Sharp Raises the pitch of a note by
one semitone.
Natural Renders null a sharp or flat.
The sharp or flat may have
been indicated as an
accidental or defined by the
key signature.
Double flat Lowers the pitch of a note
by two semitones.
They are used to indicate
that notes are repeated,
either individually or in
sequences of multiple
notes.
On bowed string
instrument, the up bow
means to play the note with
the bow upward.
Opposite of the up bow,
this symbol indicates to
play the note with the bow
downward.
Lowers the pitch of a note
by one semitone.
Use to Raises the pitch of a
note by one semitone.
restores it to the original
pitch
Usually used when the note
is already flat in the key
signature.[8]
Double sharp
Demiflat / Half flat
Flat-and-a-half (sesquiflat)
Demisharp / Half sharp
Sharp-and-a-half (sesquisharp
Harmonic flat
Raises the pitch of a note by
two semitones.
Lowers the pitch of a note
by one quarter tone.
(Another notation for the
demiflat is a flat with a
diagonal slash through its
stem.
Lowers the pitch of a note by
three quarter tones. As with a
demiflat, a slashed double-
flat symbol is also used.
A half sharp, or demisharp
raises a note by a quarter
tone = 50 cents ( Play
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marked with various symbols
including .
Raises the pitch of a note by
three quarter tones.
Occasionally represented
with two vertical and three
diagonal bars instead.
Harmonics are available in
the toolbar Articulation for
string instruments, and in the
toolbar Tab for fretted
instruments.
Usually used when the note
is already sharp in the key
signature.
Lowers the pitch of a note
by one quarter tone
Lowers the pitch of a note
by three quarter tones a
slashed double-flat symbol
is also used.
Raises the pitch of a note
by one quarter tone.
use raising the pitch of a
note by three quarter tones
Lowers the pitch of a note
to a pitch matching the
indicated number in
the harmonic series of the
root (bottom) of the chord.
On a 5-line staff neutral clef (plural neutral
clefs) (music) A symbol used
for pitchless instruments,
such as some of those used
for percussion instruments,
for which each line can
represent a specific
percussion instrument within
a set, such as in a drum set.
Tablature tablature, system of musical
notation based on a player's
finger position, as opposed
to notes showing rhythm and
pitch.
Ottava alta 8va is placed above the staff
to indicate that the passage
is to be played
one octave higher.
Ottava bassa 100 8vb is placed below the staff
to indicate that the passage
is to be played one octave
lower.
Quindicesima alta 15ma is placed above the
staff to indicate that the
passage is to be played two
octaves higher.
Quindicesima bassa 15mb is placed below the
staff to indicate that the
passage is to be played two
octaves lower.
Hemiola A hemiola in music defines a
rhythmic ratio of 3:2. It’s
notated with a bracket and
the number three if the music
is in duple meter or the
number two if the music is in
triple meter.
Used for pitchless
instruments, such as
percussion instruments,
this is not a true clef—the
lines and spaces do not
indicate pitches—but it
occupies the position of a
clef.
tablature notation is used in
place of ordinary staff
notation for some string
instruments, such as the
guitar.
used as a direction in music
used as a direction in
music.
indicates a note or series
of notes will be played two
octaves higher than
written.
It's cousin, 15mb means to
play two octaves lower than
written. Both terms are an
abbreviation of the Italian
word quindicesima, which
means fifteenth. When
15mb is used,
used to describe the ratio
of the lengths of two strings
as three-to-two (3:2), that
together sound a perfect
fifth.
Key Signature The key signature is
symbolized in music by a
series of sharps or flats at
the beginning of a piece on a
musical staff.
Whole note rest Also known as a whole rest
or a semibreve rest,
Half note rest Also called a half rest or
minim rest,
Quarter note rest A quarter note rest, also
called a crotchet rest,
Eighth note rest An eighth rest corresponds to It is the first of several rests
an eighth note in length.
Sixteenth note rest Also called a semiquaver
rest,
Thirty-second note rest A thirty-second rest follows
the pattern of the eighth rest
and sixteenth rest.
reminds the performer
which sharps or flats are in
the scale (or key) of the
piece and prevents the
composer or arranger from
writing every sharp or flat
from the scale every time it
occurs.
this symbol represents a
musical pause that is the
length of a whole note.
this rest covers half of an
entire bar of 4/4.
covers the duration of a
quarter note. A quarter rest
symbol looks unlike any
other rest in music notation.
that look quite similar to
one another in their musical
notation.
a sixteenth rest looks
similar to an eighth rest, but
with one extra adornment.
It lasts the length of a
sixteenth note.
It covers the duration of a
thirty-second note. Rests
can continue to get smaller
from here—the next
smallest would be a sixty-
fourth note rest—but rather
than fill up their sheet
music with increasingly
brief rests.
Dotted rests Any rest followed by a dot
has a duration that is one
and a half times the length of
an un-dotted rest.
Rests with a fermata If you see a rest with a
fermata symbol over it, this
means the exact length of
the rest is up to your
discretion.
Double Whole Note The Double Whole note
(Breve) fell out of use as
smallerAlthough the whole
note is the longest note we
generally use today, as is
hinted at by the UK name
there used be a note called a
Breve.
Whole Note The Whole note is the
longest music note in general
use today. It is an open note
with no stem.
Half Note The Half note duration is 2
quarter notes. It differs from
the whole note in that it has a
stem, although it is still open.
Quarter Note The quarter note has
become the de facto
standard 1 beat music note.
Eighth Note what is the definition of
Eighth NoteAn eighth note or
a quaver is a musical note
played for one eighth the
duration of a whole note.
For instance, a dotted
quarter rest would last as
long as one and a half
quarter rests. You can also
think of this length as one-
quarter rest plus one
additional eighth rest. You
can also create a full
measure rest for a bar of
6/4 by using a dotted whole
rest.
You can play it exactly as
notated, or you can extend
the rest for effect. Fermatas
almost always come at the
end of measures, right
before a double barline.
The Double Whole note
(Breve) fell out of use as
smaller value notes were
invented by composers. It
can be notated as an open
rectangle or a whole note
with bars either side.
is one musical note that
counts for four beats and is
represented by a hollow
circle with no stem.
is a note played for half the
duration of a whole note (or
semibreve) and twice the
duration of a quarter note
(or crotchet).
is a musical note played for
one quarter of the duration
of a whole note (or
semibreve). Quarter notes
are notated with a filled-in
oval note head and a
straight, flagless stem.
s a musical note played for
one eighth the duration of a
whole note (semibreve).
Sixteenth note The Sixteenth note is worth
¼ of a Quarter note. It may
be beamed together in the
same way as the eighth note.
Thirty Second Note In music, a thirty-second note represents the duration of
or demisemiquaver is a note an eighth of a beat in a 4/4
played for 1⁄32 of the
duration of a whole note.
Sixty Fourth Note In music notation, a sixty-
fourth note, is a note played
for half the duration of a
thirty-second note, hence the
name.
One Hundred Twenty-eighth In music, a hundred twenty-
Note eighth note is a note played
for 1⁄128 of the duration of a
whole note. It lasts half as
long as a sixty-fourth note.
Natural Sign A Natural Sign is an
accidental that is used to
cancel another accidental (a
sharp, flat, double sharp or
double flat).
Final Barline The last barline in a
composition
One-line Staff The staff didn't always have
five lines and four spaces.In
fact, there was a time early
on in the notating of pitch
when only one horizontal line
was used.
Two-line Staff The stave (or staff) is the
foundation upon which notes
are drawn. Every line or
space on the staff represents
a white key on the keyboard.
It changes from the eighth
note by having an
additional flag. Look at the
picture and you see a
double flag at the top of the
stem. This is how you tell a
note is a sixteenth note.
time signature.
a note played for half the
duration of a thirty-second
note
They are principally used
for brief, rapid sections in
slow movements.
an accidental sign used to
cancel a flat or sharp from
either a preceding note or
the key signature.
This lets you pre-load the
game, so you'll be able to
play as soon as the game
is released.
served to indicate
approximate pitch, rather
than definite pitch
use to notate pitches above
middle B on the piano.
Three-line Staff The three lines represent do, use to notate pitches above
mi, sol, or 1,3,5, of the scale middle C on the piano.
in all musical expression, and
for all the "parts," the left-
hand as well as the right-
hand.

Four-line Staff The stave (or staff) is the use to notate pitches above
foundation upon which notes middle D on the piano.
are drawn. Every line or
space on the staff represents
a white key on the keyboard.

Five-line Staff The stave (or staff) is the
foundation upon which notes
are drawn. Every line or
space on the staff represents
a white key on the keyboard.
Six-line Staff The stave (or staff) is the
foundation upon which notes
are drawn. Every line or
space on the staff represents
a white key on the keyboard.
Combining Stem Stems combine one or more
elements of a mix into a
single stereo track.
Triangle Notehead Up White to indicate harmonic notes in
instruments such as the
guitar, violin etc.
use to notate pitches above
middle E on the piano.
use to notate pitches above
middle F on the piano.
Stem-mixing is a method of
mixing audio material
based on creating groups
of audio tracks and
processing them separately
prior to combining them into
a final master mix. Stems
are also sometimes
referred to as submixes,
subgroups, or buses.
Used to notate rhythmic
values. Triangle: Used in
percussion notation.

Void Notehead whose placement on the staff indicating the note value
indicates the pitch, to which (i.e., rhythmic duration).
modifications are made that
indicate duration.
Notehead Black whose placement on the staff indicating the note value
indicates the pitch, to which (i.e., rhythmic duration).
modifications are made that
indicate duration.
X Notehead An "x" shaped notehead may
be used to indicate
percussion, percussive
effects (ghost notes), or
speaking.
Plus Notehead It was most often indicated
by a stenographic sign (+)
which may appear above or
just before the note to be
trilled.
Circle X Notehead They are also called "dead"
or "ghost" notes, indicating
there isn't an actual pitch to
be played, but rather are
percussive.
Arpeggiato Up The exact arpeggio pattern is
determined by what setting
you enable.
indeterminate pitches,
spoken voice and unvoiced
sounds
before a note raises the
note by two half steps.
X's on an accompaniment
part usually indicate
clapping or a similar
rhythm.
spits out an arpeggio when
you press up a chord.

Arpeggiato Down The arpeggiator is a common spits out an arpeggio when

synthesizer feature that spits you press down a chord.
out an arpeggio when you
press down a chord.

Combining Doit musical symbol combining musical symbol combining

doit, Unicode number for the doit
sign

Combining Rip Combining rip is a way to musical symbol combining

combine rips rip.

Croix a representation of a cross;

the cross as a heraldic
symbol.
Hauptstimme In music, Hauptstimme use include lead and back
(German for primary voice) up vocals, melody and
or Hauptsatz is the main counter-melody.
voice, chief part; i.e., the
contrapuntal or melodic line
of primary importance, in
opposition to Nebenstimme.
Nebenstimme (Ger) under part; i.e., a The practice of marking the
secondary contrapuntal part, primary voice within the
always occurring musical score/parts was
simultaneously with, and invented by Arnold
subsidiary to, Schoenberg.
Square Notehead White Noteheads may be the same
shape but colored completely
black or white, indicating the
note value (i.e., rhythmic
duration).
Square Notehead Black Noteheads may be the same
shape but colored completely
black or white, indicating the
note value (i.e., rhythmic
duration).
Chord Numerals In sheet music, you’ll often
see roman numerals
denoting the chord’s position
within the key of a piece of
music.
Damp The instruction to damp is
symbolized by a circle with
an X through it.
Damp All Similar to Damp, the Damp
All symbol is used to instruct
a player to damp every part
of the instrument that’s
ringing at a specific moment.
Quintuplet A group of notes barred
together with the number five
on top instructs the player to
play the five notes within the
note’s value in duple time.
Sextuplet A group of notes barred
together with the number six
on top instructs the player to
play the six notes within the
note’s value in duple time.
A square, diamond, or box
shaped notehead may be
used to indicate a natural or
artificial harmonic.
A square, diamond, or box
shaped notehead may be
used to indicate a natural or
artificial harmonic.
used to represent major
chords, while lowercase
Roman numerals (such as
ii, iii, vi) are used to
represent minor chords
(see Major and Minor below
for alternative notations).
For example, the instruction
is may be given to a
timpani player when a drum
must be muted.
It’s denoted by two circles
with a cross through it.
For example, a eighth-note
quintuplet should be played
with a quarter note’s worth
of time.
For example, a eight note
sextuplet should be played
with a quarter note’s worth
of time.
References:

https://www.essential-music-theory.com/music-note.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_musical_symbols

https://www.dodekamusic.com/learn/alternative-music-notation/dodeka-musical-symbols-list-
meaning/

https://www.dolmetsch.com/musicalsymbols.htm

https://steinberg.help/dorico/v3/en/dorico/topics/notation_reference/notation_reference_notes/no
tation_reference_notes_notehead_designs_r.html