Basic Notes
This note is equal to 1 beat in 4/4 time.
What is a quarter note?
These songs are sung or played by a pair of performers.
What is a duet?
The volume at which a forte passage of music is played.
What is loud?
This musical term dictates how fast or slow to play a piece of music.
What is tempo?
In music, a song that has a recurring melody used by multiple voices or instruments.
What is a canon?
A whole note takes a whole measure, which in 4/4 time is worth this many beats.
How many is four?
The choir or orchestra will follow this individual.
Who is the conductor?
This mark (>) over a note tells you to play it clearly and louder, making it stand out.
What is an accent?
This tempo is moderately paced; it's a medium speed.
What is moderato?
This plays the notes of a chord rapidly and separately.
What is an arpeggio?
Three or more notes, playing harmoniously at the same time make up one of these.
What is a chord?
This person takes a piece of music and sets it for performance by a different group than the original composition setting.
Who is an arranger?
This dynamic, which has become the abbreviated name of a popular musical instrument, directs the musician to play or sing softly.
What is piano?
Quick and lively characterize this tempo.
What is allegro?
We'll come back to this musical section again and again....
What is a refrain?
This note is worth half a beat in 4/4 time.
What is an eighth note?
All the pieces a musician or ensemble is ready to perform.
What is a repertoire?
This very loud dynamic marking is abbreviated in music with ff
What is fortissimo?
This direction tells you to return to your original speed.
What is a tempo?
What atonal music avoids
What is a diatonic, traditional scale?
The time signature 4/4 is used in so large a percent of music that is is also referred to as this.
What is common time?
Not exactly harmony, this type of music features several equal, independent lines of music performed together.
What is polyphony?
Gradually decrease volume
What is decrescendo?
What is diminuendo?
It does not get much faster than this tempo direction.
What is presto?
This is the lead part of a duet
What is the primo?