Musical Alphabet
The musical alphabet consists of letters from A to this letter.
What is G?
How many lines are on the staff.
What is 5?
The four different note values we learned in the quaver lesson.
What is whole, half, quarter, and eighth?
The Italian word for loud. It's symbol is f.
The three elements of classical music are balance, order, and ____.
What is simplicity?
Music notes can only be placed in these two places of the staff.
What are lines and spaces?
How many many spaces are on the staff.
What is 4?
What is a quarter note?
The Italian word for very quiet. It's symbol is pp.
What is pianissimo?
This composer (someone who writes music) was considered the father of the string quartet.
Who is Haydn?
This interval (space between notes) is achieved when a note goes past G.
What is an octave?
The note that falls on the middle line.
What is B?
What is a half note?
The Italian word for gradually getting louder.
What is crescendo?
This composer lost his hearing but still wrote music.
Who is Beethoven?
When a person can name a note on command without any reference.
What is perfect pitch?
The note that falls on the bottom space.
What is F?
A rest that looks like a squiggly line. It lasts for 1 beat.
What is a quarter rest?
The Italian word for gradually getting softer.
What is decrescendo?
This composer was considered a prodigy, or child genius.
Who was Mozart?
This note is in the middle of the staff.
What is middle C?
The note that falls on the top line.
What is F?
A rest that looks like a hole in the ground. It lasts for 4 beats.
What is a whole rest?
Dynamics can add this to music.
What is emotion?
The classical period lasted from 1750 to ____
What is 1820?