Rhythm, Beat & Meter
Notes & Rests
Musical Terms
Melody & Pitch
Tricky & Miscellaneous
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What is the steady beat?
The pulse of the music, consistent and constant
100
What note is this and how many beats is it?
Quarter note, 1 beat (TA)
100
What is tempo?
The speed of the beat of the music, ex. Allegro, Largo, Moderato, Presto
100
What is pitch?
How high or low a note sounds. An example of a specific pitch would be "do" or the note "C"
100
What is a clef?
A symbol on the staff at the beginning of a piece of music which indicates what notes go where. Different instruments read different clefs
200
What is rhythm?
Long and short sounds that go on top of the steady beat, the changing parts of music, the combination of sound and silence in music
200
What is this and how many beats does it get?
Quarter rest, 1 beat (shh)
200
What are dynamics?
The volume of the music, ex. forte, piano
200
What is a melody?
A series of pitches that create a musical idea, the main part that we sing or play
200
What is this symbol? 
Treble Clef
300
What is a measure?
A small unit of music, a box that contains a certain number of beats
300
What is this note called and how many beats does it get?
Half note, 2 beats, (Ta-ah)
300
What is form?
The way sections are arranged in a piece of music
300
What is the staff?
5 lines and 4 spaces where we write pitches. The lower we write on the staff, the lower the pitch and vice versa
300
What is harmony?
Playing or singing different notes together to layer different pitches
400
What is this?
A repeat sign
400
What are these notes called and how many beats do they get?
Eighth notes, 1 beat (Titi or Tadi)
400
What's an ostinato?
A pattern that repeats in music
400
What is a scale?
A series of notes going from low to high, starting and ending on the same note
400
What is a chord?
2 or more notes played together to create harmony. Pianos, guitars, and ukuleles can play chords by themselves.
500
What is the time signature or meter?
Numbers at the beginning of a song that indicate how many beats are in a measure. Ex. 2/4, 3/4, 4/4, 6/8
500
What are these notes called and how many beats do they get?
Sixteenth notes, 1 beat (tikatika or taditadi)
500
What is a call and response song?
A song where one person or group sings a phrase and another person or group sings a phrase back (NOT an echo)
500
What's an octave?
Same letter name, high and low, 8 notes apart
500
What is the pentatonic scale?
A five (penta) note scale, C D E G A C