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