On Staff
This is the 5 lines and 4 spaces used for writing music.
What is a staff?
This letter name is on the first line of the treble clef staff
What is "E?"
"Tempo" indicates the character of a piece and the speed the performer should play it, but literally it means this
What is time?
One beat in 4/4
What is a quarter note?
This interval, a type of third, is larger than a minor third
What is a major third?
This symbol is often called the "G Clef."
What is the Treble Clef?
This letter name is in the third space on the treble clef staff
What is "C?"
"Forte" indicates to a pianist to dig in and play loudly, but literally the word means this
What is "strong?"
These two rests look similar but one is upside down
What are half rests and whole rests?
C to F
What is a fourth?
This divides the staff into measures
What is a barline?
A ____________ half note gets three beats in 4/4 time
What is dotted?
The word crescendo is often translated as "gradually louder," but this direct translation from Italian could also be used to describe what a plant does from spring to summer
What is "growing?"
In this type of rhythm, popular in ragtime music, a longer note is put between two shorter notes to shift it from a strong beat to a weaker one
What is "syncopation?"
An interval is the distance between this many notes
What is two?
Indicates how many beats in each measure and what kind of note gets one beat.
What is a Time Signature?
This letter name lives on the top line of the bass clef staff
What is "A?"
What is a ladder?
What is a sixteenth-note?
This part of an interval is a numeral from 2 to 8
What is the size?
This music symbol has two lines and two dots and means to go back and do it again
What is a repeat sign?
The number of dotted quarter notes in a measure of 9/8 time
What is 3?
The word crescendo is often translated as "gradually louder," but this direct translation from Italian could also be used to describe what a plant does from spring to summer
What is "growing?"
The name of our category comes from a famous tune written by this composer, whose brother Ira wrote the lyrics
Who is George Gershwin?
The interval between the 2nd note of a scale and the 5th note
What is a fourth?