Music Theory
What rest is held for one beat
quarter rest
What means to play softly
piano
How many counts are in one measure of 4/4
4 counts
How many counts are in one measure of 3/4
three
The composer who wrote Clair de lune
Who is Claude Debussy
What means play loudly
forte (f)
The sharps and flats at the beginning of the song are called what
key signature
How many 8th notes are in 4 beats?
8
Number of 8th notes in a half note
4
The composer who wrote "Moonlight Sonata"
Who is Ludwig van Beethoven
What is the term for how fast or slow something is performed
tempo
What line is an extension of the staff
ledger line
distance between two bar lines
measure
Number of lines on a music staff
5
The composer for the Star Wars movies
Who is John Williams
What means to gradually increase volume
crescendo <
What comes at the end of a song and indicates the song is over
double bar line
How many different notes are in a scale
7
What raises a note by half a step
sharp
The composer of music for the Nutcracker Ballet
Who is Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
What time signature has 9 beats in the measure and the 8th notes gets the count
9/8
Name the 4 families of instruments
woodwinds, brass, percussion, strings
Name the 2 basic types of clefs
treble & bass
What note sounds the same as F#
Gb
The composer who wrote Eine Kleine Nachtmusik
Who is Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart