What does 'accent a note' mean in music?i mean a > under a note?

Question

What does 'accent a note' mean in music?i mean a > under a note?

Answer 1

It means to play that note a little louder - with an "accent" - than the other notes.

If the note stem goes upwards, then the ">" will occur under the note. If the note stem goes downward, the ">" is above the note. If there is no note stem convention places it over the note.

Answer 2

Well, you draw a symbol like this

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over a note.  It means to play it with emphasis.  Like, louder.

Answer 3

put a bit more ommpph into it like THIS!

Answer 4

To accent a note, is to make make it more noticeable than the rest in a louder sense