Accent sign (>)

placed over or under a note that gets special emphasis; play that note louder
Adagio
slowly
Alla breve (¢)
cut time or 2/2 time
Alla marcia
in march style
Allegretto
moderately fast
Allegro
quickly happily
Allegro non troppo
quickly, but not too much
Andante
moving along
Andantino
slightly faster than andante
Animato
animated, lively
A tempo
resume original speed
Brio
vigorously
Cantible
in a singing style
Chromoatic scale
made up entirely of half steps, it goes up and down, using every key, black and white
common time (c)
same as 4/4 time
comodo
unhurried
con
with
crescendo(<)
gradually louder
cut time (¢)
same as 2/2 time, alla breve
D.C. al fine
repeat from the beginning to the word "fine"
Decrescendo (>)
gradually softer
Diatonic
using only notes in the given key, with no alterations
Diminuendo (>)
gradually softer
dolce
sweetly
Dominant
5th degree scale
Double flat (bb)
lowers a flatted note another half step or a natural note one whole step
Double sharp (x)
raises a sharped note another half step, or a natural note one whole step
Enharmonic
notes thare are writen differently but are identical in sound
Fermata
hold the note under the sign longer than its fulll value
Fine
the end
First ending
play first time only
Flat sign (b)
lowers a note one half step; play the next key to the left, whether black or white
Forte (f)
loud
Fortissimo (ff)
very loud
Giocoso
humorous
Grand staff
the bass staff and treble staff joined together by a brace
Grazioso
gracefully
Harmonic intervals
distances between notes or keys that are played
Incomplete measure
a measure at the beginning of a piece with fewer counts than indicated in the time signature. The missing beats are usually found in the last measure.