Pitch Perfect
The set of 5 lines and 4 spaces upon which music is written.
What is a Staff?
The name of the first scale degree.
What is tonic?
The Major key with no sharps and no flats.
What is C?
In 4/4 time, this note value receives one beat.
What is a quarter note?
Italian dynamic term for "loud."
What is forte?
The symbol used to raise a pitch by one half step.
What is a sharp?
The pattern of whole (W) and half (H) steps for a Major scale.
What is whole, whole, half, whole, whole, whole, half?
The Major key with exactly one sharp.
What is G?
In 4/4 time, this note value receives two beats.
What is a half note?
Italian dynamic term for "soft."
What is piano?
Also known as the G-clef, it circles the line g3.
What is a treble clef?
In a Major scale, half steps occur between degrees 7-8 and these two degrees.
What are 3 and 4?
The Major key with exactly one flat.
What is F?
The top number in a time signature represents this.
What is the number of beats per measure?
Italian tempo term for a "walking pace."
What is andante?
Two notes that sound the same but are spelled differently (e.g., F# and Gb).
What are enharmoic equivalents?
The name of the 5th scale degree.
What is dominant?
The Major key with two sharps.
What is D?
Another name for 4/4 meter, often represented by a "C".
What is common time?
The symbol < indicates this change in dynamics.
What is a crescendo?
The distance between eight consecutive scale tones (e.g., c4 to c5).
What is an octave?
The name of the 7th scale degree, located a half-step below the Tonic.
What is the leading tone?
The Major key with two flats.
What is Bb?
A specific meter classification where the beat is divided into two equal parts.
What is simple time?
Italian term for "fast."