Vocabulary
Common Markings
Name that Note!
I Got Rhythm
Miscellaneous
100
What does tempo mean?
What is : the speed at which a passage of music is or should be played?
100
What is this sign used to indicate?
What is a down bow?
100
Name this note:
What is C?
100
This note gets 1 beat in a 4/4 time signature.
What is a quarter note?
100
This divides the staff into measures.
What is a bar line?
200
This is the 5 lines and four spaces used for writing music.
What is the staff?
200
What does this symbol (the dot above the note) indicate?
What is a staccato note?
200
Name this note:
What is G?
200
These two rests look similar but one is upside-down.
What is a whole and and a half rest
?
200
What is a flat or sharp marking on a note, that is not included in a key signature, called?
What is an accidental?
300
What are dynamics?
What is: the variation in the loudness or intensity of sound? (f, p, mp, mf)
300
What is this symbol (small arrow above note) and what is it used for?
What is an accent symbol? [used to tell player to accent a certain note]
300
Name the note:
What is B?
300
This note is worth 2 beats in a 4/4 time signature.
What is a half note?
300
This number in a time signature indicates which note gets one beat.
What is the bottom note?
400
What does (Accel.) mean when seen in music?
What is LOOK UP! (Tells Conductor to speed up).
400
What does this symbol (the line connecting the two notes) indicate? 
What is a slurred note or slur?
400
Name this note:
What is F?
400
This note gets 4 beats in a 4/4 time signature.
What is a whole note?
400
The full name/word for this dynamic.
What is pianissimo?
500
What is the melody in a piece of music?
What is the main tune or a pleasing sequence of musical notes in a piece of music?
500
What does this symbol indicate?
What is a breathe mark? (used to signify lifting your bow most, commonly)
500
This note lives on the 2nd space up from the bottom of the treble clef staff. (Think of your acronyms!)
What is A?
500
How many beats does a dot to the right of a note add to the original note?
What is half a beat?
500
This signals to conductor to slow down in a piece of music.
What is a ritardando? (rit.)