words and things

3. a group of notes played simultaneously1 to create harmony
4. allows a note or chord to be held for as long as desired
5. indication to gradually increase the volume
6. the large musical symbol at the beginning of the piano’s top staff
10. a large fraction written at the beginning of a staff after the clef, and – if applicable – the key signature
11. creates a smooth, slurred effect on notes, leaving no audible spaces between them
13. (>) written above notes on the staff to mark them with emphasis
14. A group of notes upon which scale is based

1. the section of a staff that comes between two bar lines
2. a small black dot placed above or below a note that detaches it from surrounding notes.
5. 4/4 time signature, which signifies four quarter-note beats per measure.
7. an indication to play very loudly; louder than forte
8. the equivalent of two sharps, and raises a note’s pitch by two semitones
9. shows the number of sharps or flats in a key's scale
12. an indication to play loudly; louder than mezzo forte, but softer than fortissimo