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Go to this link for a better view and more info http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natural_sign
For half step sharps, the most commonly used and the one you are probably referring to that raises a pitch a half tone up, you use a # symbol. If you are writing on manuscript (staff paper), you write the # symbol before the note. If you are writing it on regular notebook paper, you write it after the note name, i.e. C#. For whole step sharps, which raises a pitch a whole tone up, you use a x symbol. The position of the symbol is the same as half step sharps. For quarter step sharps, which are unconventional in western music but used in oriental music, look it up on wikipedia. The position of the symbol is the same as half step sharps also.
A natural sign will do that.
An accent is this symbol > usually above or below a note.
The letter E represents the note Mi.
A dotted half note. It looks like a quarter note that has an empty center, and it has a small, period-sized dot to the right of it.
a music note
That could be a flat if the note was previously natural, or a natural if the note was sharp.
For half step sharps, the most commonly used and the one you are probably referring to that raises a pitch a half tone up, you use a # symbol. If you are writing on manuscript (staff paper), you write the # symbol before the note. If you are writing it on regular notebook paper, you write it after the note name, i.e. C#. For whole step sharps, which raises a pitch a whole tone up, you use a x symbol. The position of the symbol is the same as half step sharps. For quarter step sharps, which are unconventional in western music but used in oriental music, look it up on wikipedia. The position of the symbol is the same as half step sharps also.
If a certain note is natural, it means that the specific note is played without any accidentals (sharps or flats)
A natural sign will do that.
An accent is this symbol > usually above or below a note.
The letter E represents the note Mi.
A dotted half note. It looks like a quarter note that has an empty center, and it has a small, period-sized dot to the right of it.
A sharp sign looks similar to a number symbol #. When the sharp sign is placed to the left of a note on sheet music, then it applies to that note. If on a piano, you play the note to the right of original note shown. (C# is the black note to the right of C.) A flat sign looks like a pointed b. When the flat sign is placed to the left of a note on sheet music, it applies to that note. If on a piano, you play the note to the left of the original note shown. (D flat is the black note to the left of D) A natural sign looks like this http://z.about.com/d/musiced/1/0/Q/6/naturalsign.jpg The natural sign cancells out any sharps or flats which were previously given to the note in that measure. For instance, if you see an F natural, you simply play an F.
Sharp (usually a half step above the natural note)
Common time or 4/4
In musical notation, 'S' usually refers to subito, or quickly. It is usually used in conjunction with another symbol.