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ABRSM Grade 5 Music Theory -

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Fermata

Pause for a short but indefinite amount of

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Breve

Semibreve

Minim

Crotchet

Quaver

Semiquaver

Fermata

Pause for a short but indefinite amount of

time

Breve rest

Semibreve rest

Minim rest

Crotchet rest

Quaver rest

Semiquaver rest

Single barline

General divider into bars

Double thin barline

End of a section or key signature change

Repeat barline

Double barline

Da Capo, from the start

D.C.

Dal Segno, from the sign

D.S.

Dal Segno sign

Play until Coda sign

al Coda

Coda sign

Play until the end

al Fine

Trill

Appoggiatura (split value of main note

evenly between two)

Upper Mordent (yourself, above, yourself)

Lower Mordent (yourself, below, yourself)

Acciaccatura (played as quickly as possible)

Turn

Above, yourself, below, yourself

Pianississimo (very very quiet)

ppp

Pianissimo (very quiet)

pp

Piano (quiet)

Mezzo Piano (quite quiet)

mp

Mezzo Forte (quite loud)

mf

Forte (loud)

Fortissimo (very loud)

ff

Fortississimo (very very loud)

fff

Sforzando (play one note very loudly)

sf

Fortepiano (play loudly, but then

immediately make the note quiet)

fp

Crescendo (gradually louder)

Diminuendo (gradually quieter)

Staccato (detached and short)

Staccatissimo (extremely detached and

short)

Tenuto (hold note for its full length)

Accent (attack the note with extra force)

Marcato (detach the note but don't shorten

it)

Press damper pedal

(First one)

Release damper pedal

(Second one)

Press and hold damper pedal, release,

press and hold damper pedal

(First one)

Press the left pedal

Una corda/u.c.

Release the left pedal

Tre corde/t.c.

Press the sostenuto pedal

Up bow (play with upward movement of

the bow)

If symbol is upside-down

Down bow (play with downward movement

of the bow)

Pizzicato (pluck the string with your fingers)

Pizz.

Play with the bow (following a pizz.

marking)

Arco

Play with mute

Con sordino/con sord.

Stop using mute

Senza sordino/senza sord.

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