Terms (music)
Smooth/connected
no sharps or flats (major)
C major
4 beats (note name)
whole note
Composed Four Seasons
Vivaldi
The curved line that connects two adjacent notes of the same pitch, thus combining their durations.
Tie
F major (name sharp/flat)
B flat
Two of these notes equal the time of one quarter note
2 eighth notes
Fast (term)
Allegro
Composed Messiah
Handel
Indicates silence in music
Rest
E minor (name sharps or flats)
F#
A short, horizontal line that allows a note to be written outside the staff.
Ledger Line
The first, usually the strongest beat in the measure
Down Beat
Composed Fur Elise
Beethoven
Fine (definition)
end, conclusion
A major (name #'s)
C#, F#, G#
a three-note group that is squeezed into the amount of time that two notes would normally take
Triplets
"alla breve"
Cut Time
composed Brandenburg Concerto No. 5
Bach
A sign written before a note that changes the pitch of that note for an entire measure.
Accidental
C# major (# of sharps)
7 sharps
Play back and forth b/w one note and the note above as fast as you can.
Trill
When accented or emphasized notes fall on weak beats or in between beats
Syncopated
Vivaldi