Basics of Music (Terms)
Dynamics of Music (Abbreviations/Terms)
Scale Degrees
Key Signatures (Major/Minor)
Interval (m,M,P)
100
The frequency at which a given sound vibrates.
What is Pitch
100
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What is Very Soft
100
The first degree of a scale
What is Tonic
100
No sharps, No flats (Major)
What is C Major
100
Zero half steps.
What is Perfect Unison
200
The small oval shapes drawn on the staff to represent particular pitches.
What is Noteheads
200
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What is Moderately Soft
200
The third degree of a scale
What is Mediant
200
Three flats (Major)
What is E Flat Major
200
Two half steps.
What is Major 2nd
300
Its location is in the middle of the piano and the middle of the great staff.
What is Middle C
300
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What is Very Loud
300
The fifth degree of a scale.
What is Dominant
300
Five sharps (Major)
What is B Major
300
Five half steps.
What is Perfect 4th
400
Made up of two numbers, one above the other and always appears at the beginning of a piece of music.
What is Time Signature
400
Becoming louder in Italian
What is Crescendo
400
The eighth degree of a scale.
What is Tonic
400
Six sharps (Minor)
What is D Sharp Minor
400
Nine half steps.
What is Major 6th
500
The division of three equal parts in a pulse.
What is Compound Meter
500
Becoming softer in Italian
What is decrescendo/diminuendo
500
The mediant of the C Major scale
What is E
500
Six flats (Minor)
What is E Flat Minor
500
One half step.
What is Minor 2nd
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