Signs and Symbols
Dynamics
Articulations
Rhythms
Random Mystery
100
A flat symbol next to a note ___ the pitch of a note by one half step.
lowers!
100
True or False:
Piano or p means to play loud.
False!
It means to play soft
100
What does a slur tell you to do?
Only tongue the first note and connect the remaining different notes
100
A half note in 4/4 time gets how many beats?
2
100
What symbol tells you to raise the pitch of a note by a half step?
(Hint: It's not a flat)
A sharp! #
200
The top number in a time signature tells you the ___ of beats per measure.
Number of beats
Ex: the 3 in 3/4 means there are 3 beats in a measure
200
What does forte mean?
to play loud
(think of f standing for full)
200
Should you ever articulate with your air (coughing) or back of your throat?
NO!
200
What do we call a note that gets half a count in 4/4?
(Hint: smaller than a quarter note)
an eighth note
200
What does this symbol tell you to do?
:||
A repeat sign tells you to play the music again
300
What does a fermata do?
It tells you to hold a note or rest longer than its usual value
300
True or false:
Dynamics tell you the softness or loudness of a piece of music.
True!
300
Quick!!
This symbol in your music tells you to what?
Take a breath
300
What does a dot next to a note do?
It adds half the value of the note it's attached to
(ex: a dotted half note = 3 beats)
300
The bottom number in a time signature tells you what?
The type of note that gets one beat or count
Ex: the bottom 4 in 3/4 tells you that the quarter note gets one beat
400
A ___ connects notes of the same pitch to make one longer note.
(Hint: It is not a slur)
Tie
400
What is Ms. Crist's rule of thumb?
"Never play louder than you can with __ ___."
good sound
400
True or false:
To articulate different notes, we use the tip of the tongue.
True!
400
Say the counts for this rhythm:
1 2 + 3 + 4
400
The flat or sharp symbols on the far left of the staff before the time signature is called the __.
Key signature
500
What does an accent (>) over a note mean?
emphasize the note
500
When we see an mp dynamic, how loud should we play?
(Hint: the p means piano and the m means mezzo or ___)
medium soft
500
If I want to emphasize a note, what symbol/articulation would I add?
An accent >
500
A _____ (or anacrusis) is music that comes before the first full measure; rhythmic value of the pick-up is sometimes removed from the last full measure.
pick-up note
500
Mr. LaBorde would rather hear a wrong note sound ___ than a right note sound ___.
good; bad