Musical Signs
Image
Name
Meaning
Staccato
Short & Detached
Legato-Staccato
Moderately Short
Staccatissimo
Very Short
Accent
Attack the Notes
Strong Accent
Strong Accent
Tenuto
Full Value Notes
Fermata
Pause on the Note
Crescendo
Becoming Louder
Diminuendo
Becoming Softer
Repeat Mark
Start Repeat
Repeat Mark
End Repeat
Legato
Slur
Tie
Join the Notes
Arpeggio
Broken or Spread Out
Ending
1st Time Bar
Ending
2nd Time Bar
8va
Play an Octave Higher
8va basso
Play an Octave Lower
Glissando
Sliding