Music Theory
Vocabulary
Symbols
Key Signatures
Rhythms
100

The root, 3rd, and 5th notes of a scale played in succession.

What is an arpeggio?

100
A symbol on the staff to associate names and pitches to notes on a staff.
What is a clef?
100
A symbol that resembles a pound sign and raises a note.
What is a sharp symbol?
100
Fat Cats Go Down Alleys Eating Bread Fat Cats Get Dizzy After Eating Breakfast FCGDAEB
What is the order of sharps?
100
This is the difference between a tie and a slur.
A tie connects two of the same note, a slur connects two different notes.
200
A sharp, flat, or natural that is added to a note for one measure.
What is an accidental?
200
Lively and fast.
What is "allegro"?
200
A symbol that instructs a musician to repeat back to it after reaching a "D.S".
What is a coda symbol?
200
Better Eat Another Dozen Greasy Chicken Fingers BEADGCF
What is the order of flats?
200
This note lasts a whole measure of 3/4 time.
What is a dotted half note?
300
The pattern is W, W, H, W, W, W, H
What is the scale pattern for a major scale?
300
With everyone playing.
What is "tutti"?
300
A top hat symbol on the third line of the staff.
What is a half rest?
300
(2 Parts) These are the tricks/cheats we use to determine the key for flats and sharps.
Flats- Find last flat, go back one. Sharps- Find last sharp, go up one half step.
300
A note lasting 6 beats in 4/4 time.
What is a dotted whole note?
400
The same letter name of a note 8 letter names above or below it.
What is an octave?
400
A chord consisting of 3 notes: the root, 3rd, and 5th notes of the scale.
What is a triad?
400
The time signature represented by a "C" with a vertical line through it.
What is the cut time symbol?
400
The sharps in the key of B Major.
What is F# C# G# D# A#?
400
Dotted half notes are this many beats in 4/4 time.
What note is 3 beats in 4/4?
500

This key has 7 sharps.

What is the key of C#?

500

In a singing style.

What is "cantabile"?

500

The symbol resembling railroad tracks and means to pause.

What is a caesura?

500

The flats in the key of Cb Major.

Bb Eb Ab Db Gb Cb Fb

500

This time signature is divided into 2 dotted quarter notes.

What is 6/8?

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