Music Dictionary

 

Please search our database for your musical term, or look through the various categories below.

Alphabetical Listing (click a letter to reveal the words)
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

Symbol/Notation Listing (click on the symbols below)

crescendo whole note whole rest acciaccatura fermata alla breve / cut time breath mark bass clef / F clef
decrescendo / diminuendo dotted half note half rest grace note mordent common time
(also 4/4 time signature)		 glissando treble clef
pianissimo half note quarter rest marcato accent inverted mordent 2/4 time signature arpeggio C clef
piano quarter note eighth rest tenuto turn 3/4 time signature tremolo ledger lines
mezzo-piano dotted quarter note sixteenth rest strong marcato trill-mordent 6/8 time signature da capo flat
mezzo-forte eighth notes multi-measure rest staccato trill 9/8 time signature dal segno sharp
forte dotted eighth note octave / 8va staccatissimo grand staff 3/2 time signature segno double flat
fortissimo sixteenth notes
octave clef		 slur bar line 3/8 time signature coda double sharp
sforzando pedal marking triplet tie double bar line repeat signs volta brackets natural
circle of fifthscircle of fifths


key signatures

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Provide students with a fun and exciting way to practice elementary theory terms.  This crossword puzzle includes 10 early elementary music terms and definitions — tie, whole note, repeat sign, quarter note, half note, bar line, slur, double bar line, measure and staff.

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