Notes and Rests
The note with four beats
What is a whole note?
The symbol that tells you how many beats are in each measure
What is time signature?
The dynamic for medium loud
What is mezzo forte?
The articulation for short, separated sounds
What is staccato?
The pattern of sounds and silence organized by a steady pulse
What is rhythm?
The rest with 2 beats
What is a half rest?
The area between the lines on the staff
What are spaces?
The dynamic for soft
What is piano?
The articulation for smooth, connected sounds
What is tenuto?
The speed of the music
What is tempo?
The note with a 1/2 beat
What is an eighth note?
The staff broken into equal parts
What are measures?
The dynamic for very loud
What is fortissimo?
The articulation for a strong beginning and full value
What is an accent?
The strong beat, beats that occur on the pulse
What are downbeats?
The rest with a 1/4 beat
What is a sixteenth rest?
The symbol that raises the pitch of a note
What is a sharp?
The dynamic for gradually increasing volume
What is a crescendo?
The articulation for heavy and short
What is marcato?
The weak beat, beats that occur on the “ands”
What are upbeats?
Add half the value back to the original note or rest
What is a dot?
The symbol which tells us how to read the staff
What is a clef?
The dynamic for gradually decreasing volume
What is a diminuendo?
The style used to play notes without using your tongue
What is slur?
The rhythms which occur on upbeats
What is syncopation?