Relier Pairs Canon Power and Review VocabularyVersion en ligne Vocabulary for Simple Square Dance and Canon Power. par Rachael Smith 1 key signature 2 3 accent 4 5 6 7 piano 8 mf 9 10 11 mp 12 13 14 Dynamic 15 forte A dynamic indicated by the letter "p" underneath the music. This tells hte player to play softly. A dynamic indicated by the letter "mp" underneath the music. This tells the player to play medium soft. Natural sign. Cancels out a sharp or a flat sign. Crescendo, gradually louder Sharp sign, raises a pitch by a half step. Up bow, bow toward the frog. Caesura, indicates a pause in the music. Often called a "railroad track." The sharps or flats at the beginning of a piece of music that are in effect for the entire piece unless you see a natural sign. Down bow, bowing towards the tip. A dynamic indicated by the letter "mf" underneath the music. This tells the player to play medium loud Double bar line. Indicates the end of a piece of music. Indicate how loud or soft the music is to be played. An emphasis, stress, or attack on a note. An accent is created with more weight and speed with the bow. A dynamic indicated by the letter "f" underneath the music. This tells the player to play loud or with force. decrescendo, gradually softer.