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