Music Theory
The amount of beats in a single measure in a 4/4 time signature.
What is 4?
Defined as a short a detached bow stroke, this articulation is represented by a dot above or below the note head.
What is a staccato articulation?
This is the amount of beats a quarter note is held for.
What is one beat?
This is what OMR stands for.
What is the "One Measure Rule"
This is a curved line that adds together the value of two of the same notes.
What is a tie?
This is the amount of months you have been learning your instrument in orchestra class.
What is 8 months?
The top number in a time signature tells us this.
What is the number of beats in one measure?
A tenuto articulation looks like this.
What is a small/short line?
This is the amount of beats a half note is held for.
What is two beats?
This accidental raises a note.
What is a sharp?
Hooked bowings have these articulation marks that differentiate them from slurs.
What are staccatos?
This is why the chicken crossed the road.
What is to get to the other side?
What is F#
A staccato looks like this when placed above or below the note head.
What is a dot?
This is the amount of beats a dotted half note is held for.
What is three beats?
This accidental returns a note to its normal pitch/sound.
What is a natural?
This curved line tells you to perform multiple notes under the same bow direction.
What is a slur?
This is how old Mr. Tuning actually is.
What is 23?
This is the seCond sharp in a key signature.
What is C#?
This articulation tells you to play smoothly and connectedly.
What is a tenuto?
This is the amount of beats a pair of eighth notes takes up.
What is 1 beat?
This accidental lowers a note.
What is a flat?
The bow has to do this when performing a hooked bowing correctly.
What is put space between the notes/stop the bow?
When crossing the street this is the way you should look to make sure no one is going to hit you with their car.
What is left, then right, then left again?
The bottom number in a time signature tells us this.
When we have many tenuto articulations in a section it means that we are playing in this style, often confused for the Spanish word for "the cat"
What is legato?
This is the amount of beats a singular eighth note takes up.
What is one-half of a beat?
The "One Measure Rule" tells us that this broad term for changed notes or notes outside of the key signature lasts until the end of the measure.
What are accidentals?
This is the difference between slurs and ties.
What is slurs connect different notes and ties connect same notes?
CMAS, everyone's favorite standardized test, is an acronym and it stands for this.
What is the Colorado Measure of Academic Success?