Music Terms
This word means the speed of a piece of music; it's also called "how fast or slow" the music is.
What is Tempo?
This symbol, written as a lowercase "b", lowers a pitch by a half step.
What is Flat
How loud or soft you sing
The musical alphabet uses these seven letters. (Answer with the seven letters in order.)
What are "A B C D E F G"
What is coda?
The language most musical terms are written in.
What is Italian
This symbol raises a pitch by a half step.
What is a sharp?
The person who leads the choir and establishes the tempo.
Who is the conductor?
In 3/4 time, this many quarter notes equal one measure.
What is 3 ?
Draw and label, "This divides music into measures"
What is Bar line?
The style of singing that is smooth and connected (the opposite of short and choppy).
What is Legato
This symbol cancels a sharp or flat and returns a pitch to normal.
A person who writes music, like an author writes stories.
Who is the composer?
pp in dynamic markings stands for this English phrase (two words).
What is Very soft?
Draw and Label, "This symbol goes at the front of the staff with lines having letters EGBDF, and Spaces spelling FACE"
The short, choppy style of singing; notes are sung detached and separated.
What is Staccatto
The rest that lasts for one beat in 4/4 time; label it draw this symbol on your answer sheet.
What is Quarter rest.
Someone who takes a composer's music and slightly changes it to fit a different group or voicing.
Who is an arranger?
ff in dynamic markings stands for this English phrase (two words).
What is very loud?
Draw and label, What marks the Very end of the piece of music?
What is "Double bar Line"
The unique sound quality of a voice or instrument; sometimes called "tone color."
What is Timbre
Label and draw the symbol that lasts for two beats.
What is a half note
The ability to hear all parts "equally" so no single part overpowers others.
What is balance
The syllables we use to learn pitch relationships (do, re, mi, etc.) are called this.
What is solfege?
What is Fermata