Key Signatures
What is G major?
The major key with one sharp.
What is crescendo?
The term meaning ‘gradually getting louder.’
What is a perfect fifth?
The interval spanning three half steps.
What is a quarter note?
The note value that receives one beat in 4/4 time.
What is the double bass?
The largest instrument in the string family.
What is G minor?
The minor key with two flats.
What is allegro?
The Italian term for a fast, lively tempo.
What is a perfect fourth?
The interval from F to B-flat.
What is 3/4 time?
The time signature with three quarter-note beats per measure.
What is the trombone?
The brass instrument commonly associated with slide movement.
What is E major?
The major key with four sharps.
What is piano (p)?
The symbol that tells musicians to play softly.
What is a minor third?
The interval spanning three half steps.
What is a half rest?
The rest worth two beats in common time.
What is the harpsichord?
The keyboard instrument used during the Baroque period before the piano.
What is G-sharp minor?
The minor key with five sharps.
What is da capo?
The musical direction meaning ‘return to the beginning.’
What is an octave?
The interval spanning twelve half steps.
What is a dotted quarter note?
The note value equal to one and a half beats.
What is an orchestra?
The ensemble made up of strings, woodwinds, brass, and percussion.
What is A-flat major?
The major key whose key signature contains B-flat, E-flat, A-flat, and D-flat.
What is legato?
The term describing a smooth and connected style of playing.
What is a minor sixth?
The interval from A to F.
What is 6/8 time?
The compound meter containing six eighth notes per measure.
What is the oboe?
The woodwind instrument that uses a double reed and has a nasal tone.