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Summary Table: Lesson 2 |
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| beat/pulse |
Measures equal amounts of time |
| meter | Regularly occurring pattern of accented and unaccented beats |
| measure |
One metrical unit in music notation |
| bar line |
Vertical line dividing the music into metrical units (measures) |
| double bar line |
Two vertical parallel lines marking the end of the piece or a section |
| meter
signature |
Symbol (usually two numbers) found at the beginning of a piece that designates the meter (also called time signature) |
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"Common time" (4/4 time signature) |
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"Cut time" or "alla breve" (2/2 time signature) |
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augmentation dot |
A dot placed after a note to lengthen the note's value by one half |
| double dot |
A dot placed after a note to lengthen the note's value by three fourths |
| tie | A curved line joining two notes of the same pitch; indicates one note is to be heard with a time value that is the sum of both notes |
| slur |
A curved line joining notes of different pitches; indicates the notes should be performed in a smooth, connected manner |
| fermata |
A symbol placed above (or below) a note to indicate a hold or pause (of no specific length) |
| anacrusis (or pickup) |
An incomplete measure at the beginning of a piece (balanced with an incomplete measure at the end) |
| tempo |
Rate of speed of the beat |
| metronome |
A device for accurately depicting/performing tempo |
| repeat signs |
Symbols specifying that music is to be repeated from the beginning or from a previous spot in the music; often designated by double dots and double lines |
| da capo | Repeat from the beginning |
| dal segno | Repeat from the sign () |
| D.C. al fine |
Repeat from the beginning and play to the word Fine (the end) |
| D.S. al fine | Repeat from the sign and play to the word Fine |
| articulation | Refers to the manner in which notes are connected in a melody |
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legato |
A term, sometimes indicated by a slur, that tells the performer to perform in a smooth, connected manner |
| staccato |
A term, indicated by a dot above or below a note, that tells the performer to play in a detached manner
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