sheet music

staff

Organization's workers collectively

• clefStaff pitch indicator
• noteShort written record
• restCessation of activity

bar · measure · key signature · time signature · ledger line · accidental · sharp · flat · natural · beam

score

Numerical standing in competition

• arrangementOrdered configuration or agreement
• concertoSolo-and-orchestra composition
• sonataMulti-movement instrumental composition

quartet · overture · prelude · fugue · etude · nocturne · requiem · cantata · symphony · opus

sight-reading

Performing unrehearsed notation

• practiceRepeated work toward mastery
• rehearsalPre-performance practice session
• accompanimentSupplementary support element

transposition · page turn · conductor · baton · ensemble · soloist · duet · recital · interpretation

allegro

Brisk tempo marking

• adagioSlow musical tempo
• prestoVery fast tempo
• andanteWalking-pace tempo marking

moderato · largo · vivace · tempo marking · metronome · rubato · accelerando · ritardando · fermata · beat

forte

Area of expertise

• pianoKeyed percussion instrument
• crescendoGradual increase in loudness
• decrescendoGradual decrease in loudness

mezzo · fortissimo · pianissimo · diminuendo · accent · volume · intensity · swell

staccato

Short, separated note style

• legatoUnbroken musical phrasing
• tenutoHold full value
• marcatoEmphasized, detached playing

accent · slur · phrase · bowing · pizzicato · tremolo · trill · ornament · grace note · glissando

• choiralto, soprano, tenor, bass section, baritone
• Music Store Termstrade-ins, consignment, pricing, inventory, appraisals
• music storesrecord store, guitar shop, vinyl shop, Tower Records, HMV
• music visualsalbum cover, album art, concert poster, tour poster, band logo
• music symbolstreble clef, bass clef, eighth note, quarter note, half note
• music basicsnotes, rests, beats, rhythm patterns, melody