Arts, Music, and Recreation › Hobbies & Activities 15ma Share Flipboard Email Print Image © Brandy Kraemer Hobbies & Activities Playing Piano Basics Lessons Chords Care & Maintenance Buying Advice Hiking Paddling Fishing Sailing & Boating Scuba Diving Playing Guitar Painting Drawing & Sketching Collecting Gambling Card Games Other Hobbies View More by Brandy Kraemer Brandy Kraemer is a classically trained pianist and an experienced piano instructor. Updated June 15, 2017 Definition: The musical command 15ma, or “quindicesima” (fifteenth), indicates a note or series of notes will be played two octaves higher than written. 15ma makes it easier to notate and to read notes that may otherwise require several ledger lines (see image).15ma can affect a single note, or it may span several measures. Its effect ends at the word loco. Learn more about 15ma & other octave commands See 8va & 15mb. Also Known As: alla quindicesima, “at the fifteenth [double octave]” (It) Pronunciation: queen'-dee-TCHAY-see-mahMore Musical Abbreviations: rall.fpsfzmfriten. Musical Symbols:■ Staff & Barlines■ The Grand Staff■ Key Signatures■ Time Signatures■ Note Lengths■ Dotted Notes■ Music Rests■ Tempo Commands■ Accidentals■ Articulation■ Dynamics & Volume■ 8va & Octave Commands■ Repeat Signs■ Segno & Coda Signs■ Pedal Marks■ Piano Chords■ Trills■ Turns■ Tremolos■ Glissando■ MordentsBeginner Piano Lessons ▪ Notes of the Piano Keys ▪ The Point Of Double-Sharps ▪ Finding Middle C on the Piano ▪ Essential Piano Fingering ▪ Comparing Major & Minor ChordsGetting Started on Keyboards ▪ Finding the Right Piano Teacher ▪ Sitting Correctly at the Keys ▪ Playing Piano vs. Electric Keyboard ▪ How to Buy a Used PianoPiano Chords ▪ Chord Types & Symbols in Sheet Music ▪ Root Notes & Chord Inversion ▪ Diminished Chords & Dissonance ▪ Essential Piano Chord Fingering ▪ Different Types of Arpeggiated ChordsPiano Care ▪ Everyday Piano Care ▪ Safely Whiten Your Piano Keys ▪ When to Tune a Piano ▪ Easy-to-Spot Signs of Piano Damage ▪ Piano Room Temps & Humidity LevelsPiano Recitals & Performing ▪ What to Eat & Drink Before a Performance ▪ Concert Etiquette for the Audience ▪ Warming Up for a Piano Performance ▪ Minimizing Stage Fright ▪ Overcoming Mistakes On Stage♫ Musical Quizzes! ● Identify the Piano Keys ● Key Signature Quiz ● Note Length & Rest Quiz (U.S. or U.K. English) ● Grand Staff Notes Quiz ● Time Signature & Rhythm QuizMusical Articulation: ◦ staccato ◦ tie ◦ (rfz) rinforzando ◦ arpeggiato ◦ accentatoVolume Commands & Symbols: ◦ (mf) mezzo forte ◦ (sfz) sforzando ◦ diminuendo ◦ al niente ◦ (fp) fortepianoCommon French Musical Terms: ◦ à l’aise ◦ doucement ◦ en ralentissant ◦ mi-doux ◦ très viteGerman Musical Commands: ◦ anschwellend ◦ lebhaft ◦ geschwind ◦ fröhlich ◦ schnell Continue Reading