Inside Intervals
Necessary Notes
Testy Time Signatures
Signs and Wonders
Dealing with Definitions
100
The interval that is from C to the same C
What is a prime or 1st?
100
1 line above the bass staff or 1 line below the treble staff.
What is a Middle C?
100
Tells how many beats in a measure.
What is the top number of the time signature?
100
I look like a fancy "S," circle the "g" line, and usually appear on the top staff.
What is a treble clef sign?
100
I tell you to slow down.
What is a ritard or ritardando sign?
200
Just like an octopus, because the octopus has 8 legs!
What is an 8th (or octave)?
200
There are 2 of me on the treble staff, but only 1 of me on the bass staff.
What is an E or an F? (either answer is acceptable)
200
I am also called "common time."
What is 4/4 time signature?
200
I look like a backward "C" and usually appear on the bottom staff.
What is a bass clef sign?
200
My name means 3 or tells you to play a 3-note chord (page 2 on the Level 1 Theory Collage).
What is a triad?
300
Not very pretty (from G going up to F#).
What is a 7th?
300
The treble clef spaces spell this word.
What is the word FACE?
300
Tells what kind of a note gets 1 beat.
What is the bottom number of the time signature?
300
I tell you to play loudly.
What is a Forte sign?
300
I tell you to play this 1 note louder.
What is an accent sign?
400
"Here Comes the Bride" interval.
What is a 4th?
400
I am on the middle line of the bass staff.
What is D?
400
I tell you that there are 3 beats to a measure and a quarter note gets 1 beat.
What is 3/4 time signature?
400
I tell you to play 8 notes higher or lower.
What is an 8va sign?
400
I am the distance between 2 bar lines.
What is a measure?
500
Top and bottom notes of a triad or chord.
What is a 5th?
500
Beginning with 2 lines below the bass staff and going up to 2 lines above the treble staff, there are 6 of me.
What is a C?
500
This bottom number means that a quarter note gets 1 beat.
What is a 4?
500
I look like a bird's eye, and tell you to hold the note longer.
What is a fermata sign?
500
I hang down from line 4 and look like a hole in the ground.
What is a whole rest?
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