Measuring Measures
This note receives one beat in 4/4 Time
What is a quarter note
The number of eighth notes in a measure of 4/4 time?
What is eight?
What do we call symbols that raise or lower pitch?
What are accidentals
Strong
What is forte
This tempo is moderate
What is moderato
This note receives two beats in 4/4 Time
What is a half note
The number of flats in F Major?
What is one?
This symbol lowers the pitch of a note by one half step
What is a flat
Soft
What is piano
This tempo means to go quickly
Allegro
This note receives 1.5 beats in 4/4 Time
What is a dotted quarter note
The number of notes in a tetrachord
What is four?
This symbol raises the pitch of a note by one half step
What is a sharp
This tempo is slow
What is adagio
This note receives 1/4 of a beat in 4/4 Time
What is a sixteenth note
The number of sharps in A Major
What is three?
On which side of the note do we place accidentals?
What is the left side
Gradually get louder
What is crescendo
This tempo is lively, and fast
What is vivace
This note receives one beat in 6/8 time
What is an eighth note
The distance from middle C to the next C higher
What is an octave? or What is eight?
This symbol cancels any previous accidentals and tells us to play the regular note
What is the natural sign
Gradually get softer
What is decrescendo
This terms means to gradually get faster
What is accelerando