This kind of note gets 1 beat
What is a Quarter Note?
The pulse of music that should remain very steady
What is the Steady Beat?
The 5 lines and 4 spaces on which music is written
What is the Staff?
Tells you which notes to play with flats or sharps throughout the music
What is the Key Signature?
Loud
What is Forte?
This kind of rest gets 2 beats
What is a Half Rest?
Word for how fast or slow the music should go
What is tempo?
The distance between 2 barlines
What is a measure?
Flat, sharp or natural that does not occur in the key signature
What is an Accidental?
Moderately loud
This kind of note gets 3 beats
What is a Dotted Half Note?
Moderate tempo in Italian
What is Moderato?
Divides the music into measures
What is a Bar Line?
Cancels a flat or sharp
What is a natural?
Moderately soft
What is Mezzo-Piano?
This kind of rest gets ½ of a beat
Fast tempo (quick and lively) in Italian
Small lines that extend the music staff
What are Ledger Lines?
Lowers a note
What is a flat?
Soft
What is Piano?
This kind of note gets ¼ of a beat
What is a Sixteenth Note?
Slower walking tempo in Italian
What is Andante?
Found at the end of a piece of music
What is a Double Bar?
raises a note
Very loud
What is fortissimo?