Caret in music

In Dorico Pro, the caret is a vertical line that extends above and below five-line staves but appears shorter on percussion staves. It shows the rhythmic position at which notes, chords, or notation items are input.

1. What does a caret mean in music?
2. What does a carrot mean in music?
3. What is the hat symbol in music?
4. What does the upside down V in music mean?

What does a caret mean in music?

^ the caret, when used as an accent or stress mark, also called le petit chapeau. In the eighteenth-century this mark was used to denote expressive stress and for such purpose the sign continued to be used into the nineteenth-century.

What does a carrot mean in music?

Marcato (short form: Marc.; Italian for marked) is a musical instruction indicating a note, chord, or passage is to be played louder or more forcefully than the surrounding music.

What is the hat symbol in music?

The Whole Note and Whole Note Rest

A whole rest also lasts for four beats. A whole rest instructs you not to play for four beats. The whole rest looks like an upside down hat.

What does the upside down V in music mean?

An upside down 'V' over a note signals that it's to be played marcato, which tells the musician to strongly emphasize the note, putting power into it. ... A sideways 'V' that looks similar to a greater than symbol is an accent, which also places more emphasis on a note.