Musical Elements
Vocabulary
Piano Basics
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Pop Music: Who is it?
100
The term used to describe the speed (fast and slow) in music.
What is tempo?
100
A sign in music noted with 2 dots at the end of a measure.
What is a repeat sign?
100
It is used to make notes last longer on the piano.
What is the sustain pedal?
100
An Italian word used in music meaning to play soft.
What is piano?
100
In 2015, his biggest hit was Uptown Funk.
Who is Bruno Mars?
200
Playing notes smoothly, without any gaps or articulations between them.
What is to slur?
200
A line that separates music into measures.
What is a bar line?
200
If your Left Hand pinky and Right Hand thumb are on a "C" key, then you are in this position.
What is C position?
200
An Italian word used in music meaning to play loud.
What is forte?
200
In 2016, he told everyone to just Love Yourself.
Who is Justin Bieber?
300

A curved line that connects 2 or more notes and makes them 1 longer note.

What is a tie?
300
The small chunks that music is separated into, noted by a line every certain number of beats.
What is a measure?
300
If both of your thumbs are on middle C, then you are in this position.
What is middle C position?
300
An Italian word used in music meaning to gradually get softer.
What is decrescendo?
300
In 2014, his big hit was All of Me.
Who is John Legend?
400
A term used to describe the louds and softs in music.
What is dynamics?
400
A set of numbers at the beginning of a piece of music stating how many beats will be in each measure.
What is a time signature?
400
The kind of piano that gets louder or softer depending on how hard or soft you strike the keys.
What is a piano with weighted keys?
400
An Italian word used in music meaning to gradually get louder.
What is crescendo?
400
Tied with the Eagles and their Greatest Hits album at over 29 million copies sold, you won't want this "thrilling" artist to "beat it"
Who is Ed Sheeran?
500
The term that encompasses things such as accents, staccatos, tenudos, etc.
What is articulation?
500
A set pattern of sharps or flats at the beginning of a piece of music that determines the key that the piece is in.
What is a key signature?
500
The total number of keys on a standard piano.
What are 88?
500
The word for a section of music at the end of a piece, separate from the rest of the song, that you jump to to finish a song.
What is Coda?
500

Tied with the Eagles and their Greatest Hits album at over 29 million copies sold, you won't want this "thrilling" artist to "beat it".

Who is Michael Jackson?
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