Musical Vocabulary
A Musical Sentence
What is a phrase?
The top number in a time signature.
What are the beats per measure?
Lowers the pitch by a half step.
What is a flat?
Despite being completely deaf, this composer continued to write timeless pieces for orchestras.
Who is Ludwig Van Beethoven?
Two notes that are most likely to be played incorrectly in a new major scale.
What are the 4th & 7th notes?
A curved line connecting 2 notes of the SAME pitch.
What is a tie?
The bottom number in a time signature.
What is "what kind of note gets the beat?"
Raises the pitch by a half step.
What is a sharp?
This composer's most famous work is a collection of 4 pieces themed around changes in the weather through out the year.
Who is Antonin Vivaldi?
The number of lines on the staff.
What is 5?
3 or more notes played at the same time.
What is a chord?
An alternative way to write 4/4 time.
What is C (common time)?
The order of flats in a key signature.
What is B E A D G C F?
Cellist Yo-Yo Ma performed this composer's "Cannon in D."
Who is Johan Pachelbel?
Another name for Treble Clef.
What is G Clef?
The 1st, 3rd, 5th, and 8th note of a scale played in a row.
What is an arpeggio?
A type of dance written in 3/4 time.
What is a waltz?
Order of sharps in a key signature
F C G D A E B
Inspired by his journey to early America, he composed his most famous "New World Symphony."
Who is Antonin Dvorak?
Another Name for Bass Clef.
What is F Clef?
Two notes that look different but sound the same and are fingered the same.
What are enharmonics?
Another way to write cut time.
What is 2/2?
Italian musical term means the end of a piece.
What is fine?
Spell the name of the composer of the "Nutcracker" ballet.
What is T C H A I K O V S K Y?
A dot after a note does this.
What is adds half the value of the note?