Music Theory 4

A moderate tempo (faster than Andante)

A "clear" note with a stem, receives 2 beats in "4/4" time

F A C E

A word that means "low"

Sounds that do not blend well together

Growing softer

A C E G

A beat that does not follow the written pulse or meter, an "off-beat"

A treble and bass staff joined by a brace, bar line, and a double bar line

A resting point in music

Growing louder

The closest distance between two notes

A chromatic sign that raises a note or pitch a half step

Italian word for the "finish" of a piece of music

A musical symbol that cancels a sharp or flat

A dot above or below the note head that means to play short (detached)

A dynamic marking that means to play moderately loud

D.C., Go back to the beginning of the piece

Joins two 8th notes that divide one beat

A pattern of whole (W) and half (H) steps that form a major scale (WWH W WWH).

To play in a smooth and connected manner

Musical symbols that tell a performer how loud or soft to play or sing

The group name for sharps, flats, and naturals

A rest that hangs down from line 4 and receives 4 beats in "4/4" time

A chromatic sign used in front of a note to change the note for one measure

Always points to the right, found on an 8th note

Sounds that blend well

A "clear" note with no stem, receives 4 beats in "4/4" time

A rest that looks like a ""7"" with a big nose, receives 1/2 of a beat in "4/4" time

Two bar lines, the last one thicker than the first, indicating the end of a musical piece

A black note with a stem, receives one beat in "4/4" time

Chromatic sign that lowers a note or pitch a half step

A black note with a flag and stem, receives 1/2 of a beat in "4/4" time

Five lines and four spaces on which music is written

A triad built on scale degree one

A note that receives 1/4 of a beat in "4/4" time

A "clear" note with a stem and a dot; In "4/4" time it receives three beats.

Two notes that have the same pitch, but are spelled differently

E G B D F

Italian term meaning "with motion"

A slow tempo

The space between two bar lines

A dynamic marking that means to play very soft

The rounded part of a note that gives the note its letter name

A B C D E F G

A curved line connecting two notes of the same pitch

A scale with only five pitches

A walking tempo

The first pitch (degree) of a scale, also known as tonic

Dynamic marking that means to play very loud

Use to divide music into measures

Another name for the treble clef

The speed of steady beats, moving in time

The relationship of key signatures, going up and down by perfect fifths from C

A symbol for silence in music

A rest that sits up on line 3, receives 2 beats in "4/4" time

Gradually slow down, often abbreviated "rit"

G B D F A

A dynamic marking that means to play moderately soft

A curved line connecting two or more notes of different pitches

A fast tempo

Interval that moves from line to a line -or- a space to a space and one letter name is skipped

A musical symbol that means to hold a note for extra value

The first note of a scale, also known as the keynote

A word that means "high"

A symbol that means to play a section of music again

In "4/4" time, a group of three 8th notes played within one beat

The combination of two half steps

The interval of a 2nd, stepping from one letter name to the next

The organization of strong and weak beats

A bracket connecting the treble and bass staff in a grand staff

When added to the right side of a note head, it adds half the value of the note to itself

The distance between two notes, counting the first note as "1"

Another name for the bass clef

A three-note chord

An interval of eight notes

Two numbers: Top = # of beats in each measure. Bottom = what type of note receives one beat

Return to the original speed after slowing down

A rest that receives one beat in "4/4" time

Sharps or flats in a specific order and pattern, after a clef sign, that tells the tonal center

A line added to the note head. It goes up on the right or down on the left

Italian term for "little by little"