Italian Terms
Notes on the Staff
Musical Structure
Notes and Rhythms
Grab Bag!
100
Italian musical terms that indicate the degrees of loudness and softness of sound
What are Dynamics?
100
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What is middle C?
100
The structure of a composition,; the way its musical materials are organized
What is form?
100
A note that receives 1 beat in 4/4 time
What is a quarter note?
100
The musical symbol that indicates how many beats are in a measure (top number) and which note gets the beat (bottom number).
What is time signature?
200
An Italian term indicating to play soft
What is p or piano?
200
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What is G?
200
Two or more tones/pitches sounding at the same time
What is harmony?
200
A note that looks like an "o", is open without a stem or line, and receives 4 beats in 4/4 time
What is a whole note?
200
A term used to describe accented rhythms that are off the beat
What is syncopation?
300
In music, a gradual increase in tempo
What is accelerando?
300
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What is E?
300
The layering of sounds to create thicker quality
What is texture?
300
An open note with a stem
What is a half note?
300
A folk song that tells a story, often with many verses. In pop music, a slow, lyric song that is often about love ex. Barb'ry Allen
What is a ballad?
400
An Italian term meaning "moderately loud"
What is mf or mezzo forte?
400
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What is E?
400
A short musical idea or pattern that repeats in a composition
What is a motive?
400
A note that receives 1/2 beat in 4/4 time
What is an eighth note?
400
The unique sound of an instrument or voice.
What is timbre?
500
A gradual decrease in tempo
What is ritardando?
500
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What is Bb?
500
A short melody, called a "subject" or "theme" is stated by one voice (or instrument) and then imitated by other voices in close succession
What is a fugue
500
A symbol that lengthens a note by half its original value
What is a dot?
500
A small white flower found in the Austrian Alps; also a song performed by Captain von Trapp in the musical The Sound of Music.
What is edelweiss?
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