THEORY 1
HAS 5 LINES AND 4 SPACES
WHAT IS THE STAFF?
TELLS YOU HOW FAST OR SLOW TO PLAY
WHAT IS TEMPO?
SYMBOLS DRAWN AT THE BEGINNING OF THE STAFF TO GIVE LETTER NAMES TO THE LINES AND SPACES
WHAT ARE CLEFS?
THE SYMBOLS FOR SOUND ARE CALLED ________ AND THE SYMBOLS FOR SILENCE ARE CALLED ________
WHAT ARE NOTES AND RESTS?
TELLS YOU HOW LOUD OR SOFT TO PLAY SOMETHING
WHAT IS DYNAMICS?
TELLS YOU TO GRADUALLY GET LOUDER
WHAT IS THE CRESCENDO?
LOWERS A NOTE DOWN BY A HALF STEP
WHAT IS A FLAT?
RAISES A NOTE UP BY A HALF STEP
WHAT IS A SHARP?
APPEARS AT THE BEGINNING OF THE STAFF AND TELLS YOU HOW THE MUSIC IS GOING TO BE COUNTED
WHAT IS THE TIME SIGNATURE?
TELLS YOU TO GRADUALLY GET SOFTER
WHAT IS THE DECRESCENDO?
GETS 4 BEATS
WHAT IS A WHOLE NOTE?
CANCELS A SHARP OR FLAT
WHAT IS A NATURAL?
GETS TWO BEATS
WHAT IS A HALF NOTE?
TELLS YOU HOW MANY BEATS ARE IN THE MEASURE
WHAT IS THE TOP NUMBER?
GETS 1 BEAT
WHAT IS A QUARTER NOTE?
TELLS YOU HOW TO TONGUE/PLAY A NOTE. FOR EXAMPLE: LEGATO, STACCATO, AND MARCATO
WHAT IS ARTICULATION?
APPEARS AT THE BEGINNING OF THE STAFF AND TELLS YOU WHAT NOTES ARE GOING TO BE SHARP OR FLAT IN THE SONG
WHAT IS THE KEY SIGNATURE?
ALTERS A NOTE AND ALL NOTES WITH THE SAME NAME EITHER BY RAISING OR LOWERING IT BY A HALF STEP AND ONLY LAST FOR THE MEASURE IT IS IN
WHAT IS AN ACCIDENTAL?
TELLS YOU WHAT KIND OF NOTE WILL GET THE BEAT
WHAT IS THE BOTTOM NUMBER?
GETS HALF A BEAT
WHAT IS AN EIGHTH NOTE?
ADDS HALF THE VALUE OF WHATEVER NOTE IT IS ATTACHED TO
WHAT IS THE DOT?
GETS 3 BEATS
WHAT IS THE DOTTED HALF NOTE?
A CURVED LINE THAT CONNECTS TWO OR MORE NOTES OF THE SAME PITCH AND ADDS THEIR VALUES TOGETHER
WHAT IS A TIE?
GETS 1 AND A HALF BEATS
WHAT IS THE DOTTED QUARTER NOTE?
A CURVED LINE THAT CONNECTS TWO OR MORE NOTES OF DIFFERENT PITCHES. YOU ONLY TONGUE THE FIRST NOTE OF THIS CURVED LINE
WHAT IS A SLUR?