Musical words and symbols 

Let's say YAYYY,, you've made you're music piece by adding the note symbols, the accidentals,  the clef symbol,the key signature and even the time signature; keeping in mind, all of the rules you've learned so far.
But wait, you realize that you want certain parts to be louder than the others, or some notes to be crisp and short or maybe just want the whole music score to be played in a smooth manner, how do you do that? well Musical words and symbols come to your rescue. There are various types of symbols that can be used to convey all those additional things that you want to.
And sorry in advance, but you have to REMEMBER a lot now, even though it's just the beginner level.

So let's get started with the first category :
1.Dynamic Markings 

These tell a player how loudly or softly is the music to be played.
They are usually placed below the stave and the abbreviations(as given in the brackets below) are used.

pianissimo(pp) - very soft  
piano(p)  -  soft
mezzo piano(mp) -  medium soft  
mezzo forte(mf)  -  medium loud
forte(f)  -  loud
fortissimo (ff)  -  very loud
crescendo(cresc.  or   𝆒 )  -  getting gradually louder
diminuendo or decrescendo (dim. or decresc. or 𝆓)  -  getting gradually softer

we would highly recommend you to watch this video for better understanding:

2. Articulation Marks
these tell a player how to play a specific note, like smoothly or with an accent etc.
they are placed close to the note head itself.

>(accent) - play with an accent

legato - play smoothly 

This video will help you understand what each of the articulation sounds like :

3. Tempo marks and other signs
these tell a player at what pace(how fast or slow) they should play the musical piece and some other details.
They are usually placed above the stave of the music piece at the very beginning. 
Andante - at a walking pace
Allegro - Fast
Moderato - at a moderate pace
ritenuto (rit.) - getting gradually slower

In the next article of "Analysis" you'll be seeing these symbols in their natural habitat and will have to identify what they mean.(SO REMEMBER TO REMEMBER THESE SYMBOLS  AND NAMES)
the next lesson is simply staring at a piece of music and answering certain questions about it, based on what you've learned so far.

And that’s All for this article ! To quench your intrigue and clear the plot holes that we created in this lesson do check out our other articles .

PEACE ! 🎼 👈 that’s a treble clef btw :)