Elements of Music
This element of music refers to the speed of music
What is tempo
The names of the lines and spaces of the treble clef
What are E G B D F, and F A C E
These notes get half of a beat
What are eighth notes
This key signature has 2 flats
What is Bb major
What is 2 beats
This element of music refers to how loud or soft music is
What are dynamics
The names of the lines and spaces of the bass clef
What are G B D F A, and A C E G
This note gets 3 beats
What is a dotted half note
This key signature has 3 sharps
What is A major
The number of pitches in a major or minor scale (including the one repeated note)
What is 8
This element of music is the principal part in harmonized music; the line of notes that our ears are typically drawn to. We may think of the individual playing this part as the "main character" in a section of music.
What is melody
The third ledger line above the treble clef staff
Four of these notes get 16 beats
What are whole notes
This is the maximum number of sharps (or flats) it is possible to have in a key signature
What is 7
The number of pitches in a one-octave chromatic scale (including the one repeated note)
What is 13
This element of music refers to the systematic arrangement of musical sounds according to DURATION of the sounds
What is rhythm
The third ledger line below the bass clef staff
What is A
The number of dotted quarter notes that can FULLY fit into a measure of 4/4
What is 2 (1 1/2 + 1 1/2 = 3 which only leaves room for 1 more beat)
This key signature has one more flat than the key of Eb major
What is Ab major
This number is how many beats a DOTTED DOTTED half note would get in 4/4 time
What is 3 1/2 beats
This element of music refers to the character or quality of a musical sound or voice as distinct from its pitch and intensity; the unique quality or sound that a musical instrument makes
What is timbre
The single ledger line in between the treble clef staff and the bass clef staff (easily seen in the grand staff)
What is (middle) C
How one would count: 8th, 16th, 16th, 8, 16th, 16th, 16th, 16th, 8th, 16th, 16th, 8th
What is 1 & a, 2 & a, 3 e &, 4 e &
This key signature has one sharp less than the key of D major
What is G major
This time signature has 9 beats and the 16th note gets the beat
What is 9/16