Note Values
Solfege
Music Vocabulary
Music Symbols
Definitions
100

How many beats in a quarter note?

One

100

What comes after RE ascending?

MI

100

Ritardando

slowing down 

100

"p"  Name the word it stands for and it's meaning.

piano. Sing softly

100

Soprano 

Highest voice in a chorus.

200

How many beats in a whole note? 

Four

200

What comes before RE descending?

DO

200

crescendo

Gradually getting louder

200

"mp"   Name the two words they stand for and their meaning. 

Mezzo Piano ( Sing Medium Softly)

200

Bass 

Lowest voice in a chorus

300

How many beats will two quarter notes and one half note equal to? 

Four

300

What is before the TI ascending? 

LA

300

Decrescendo

gradually getting softer

300

"f"  What is the Italian word for this music symbol and explain how it is used. 

Forte. It is used to show that you must sing a specific section loudly.

300

Tenor

Highest  male voice in a chorus

400

What will the combined value of a whole note and a half note be?

Six

400

What is the third syllable ascending in the triad?

So

400

Tie  Explain what a tie in music is for. 

symbol that connects two notes on the same line or space.( Add the value of the notes and hold that length. )

400

mf   Name the two Italian words these letters in music stand for. Explain what they are for. 

Mezzo Forte. Sing mezzo forte or medium loud.

400

Mezzo Soprano

Sings lower than Soprano I and higher than the altos. 

500

What is the total value of a whole note, one quarter note and one half note? 

Seven

500

What is the 2nd Syllable in the TRIAD ascending?

MI

500

1st Ending

sing the 1st ending section and return to the beginning of the song.

500

ff  Name the Italian word these letters stand for. Explain what they mean. +

fortissimo. Sing very loudly.

500

Baritone

Sings lower than the tenor I and higher than the Bass

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