Basic Music Theory: How to Read, Write, and Understand Written Music

Basic Music Theory

Moving On

As you can tell, there are many, many terms to know. If you look in the

glossary in the back of this book, you’ll find even more. While I was

researching terms for the glossary, I learned several that I hadn’t known

before, and I’ve been playing music for over twenty years.

Unless you have a photographic memory, it’s a good idea to keep a

pocket dictionary around in case you come across terms like, grave, con

moto, leggerio, senza sordino, or other strange utterances.

Da Capo al Coda

(D.C. al Coda)

Go back to the beginning and

jump to the coda section at

the coda sign

().

Del Segno al Coda

(D.S. al Coda)

Return to the sign( ) and

jump to the coda section at

the coda sign.

TERM MEANING