These tell us how high or low to play by their placement on a line or space of the music staff, and how long to play by their shape

These tell us to count silent beats

This indicates how many beats per measure and what kind of note gets one beat

Raises the note a half step

Lowers the note a half step

cancels a flat or sharp

2 beats of sound

2 beats of silence

4 beats of sound

4 beats of silence

A composition with 2 different parts played together

This tells us which notes to play with sharps or flats throughout the music

Hold the note (or rest) longer than normal

2 or more notes played together to form a chord is

1 or more notes that come before the 1st full measure

play loudly

play softly

1/2 a beat of sound

Speed of music

Fast tempo

Medium tempo

Slower walking tempo

A curved line connecting notes of the same pitch to make one longer sound

3 beats of sound

This means to emphasize the note

Any sharp, flat or natural sign which appears in the music without being in the key signature

A curved line connecting note of different pitch (tongue only the 1st note)

Play again from the beginning, stopping at Fine

A musical "sentence" often 2 or 4 measures long (try to play in 1 breath)

The distance between 2 pitches (notes)

A composition (song) with 3 parts played together

Means the same as 4/4 time

A sequence of notes in ascending or descending order like a musical "ladder"

A "broken" chord whose notes are played individually

1/2 beat of silence

2 notes that are written differently, but sound the same

A scale made up of consecutive half-steps

Indicates the end of a piece of music

Without stopping, play once again

5 lines and 4 spaces where notes and rests are written

These extend the music staff higher or lower

These divide the music staff into measures

The space between bar lines

The shape of your mouth when you play your instrument

1 beat of sound

1 beat of silence