From the Italian
From the Italian, meaning "soft".
What is piano?
The pattern of whole and half steps used for major scales.
What is WWHWWWH?
The note an interval of a unison above C.
What is C?
A triad consisting of a major third interval and a minor third interval is known as being this quality.
What is a major triad?
In three fourths time or 3/4 there are this many quarter notes per measure.
What are three quarter notes per measure?
From the Italian, meaning "broad" and "very slow".
What is largo?
The major scale that has six sharps in its key signature.
What is F sharp?
The perfect fifth interval has this many half steps.
What are seven half steps?
The triad quality that equals a diminished fifth, consisting of two minor thirds.
What is a diminished triad?
If you have one half note, you will need this many sixteenth notes to equal a whole note.
What are eight sixteenth notes?
From the Italian, meaning "fast".
What is allegro?
The major scale that shares the same key signature as the b flat minor scale.
What is D major?
The note a major 3rd interval above G.
What is B?
The triad quality with a total interval equal to a major triad, but in the reverse order.
What is a minor triad?
The black keys on a piano have two names, for example: F♯ and G♭. Because these notes land on the same key they are known as this type of pitch.
What is an enharmonic pitch?
From the Italian, meaning "loud".
What is forte?
The pentatonic scale is created by removing the 4th and 7th pitches, also known by these names.
What are subdominant and leading tone?
E is the note a perfect fourth interval above this note.
What is B?
The notes F#, A, D create the D major triad in this inversion.
What is first inversion?
When the middle C note (typically C4) is indicated on the treble clef, it is to be played by this hand.
What is the right hand?
From the Italian, meaning "gradually becoming louder".
What is crescendo?
The D major scale has two sharps in its key signature. Its PARALLEL minor scale has ___ accidental(s) in its key signature.
What is one flat?
The 6th interval with 8 half steps is of this quality.
What is a minor 6th interval?
The three notes in the mediant triad of the C major scale.
What are E, G and B?
The Deceptive Cadence is the chord progression of these two scale degrees.
What are V (dominant) and vi (VI, submediant)?