Musical Vocab
The first scale degree of a scale and the tonal center or final resolution tone. The “do” of the key.
What is the tonic.
Name the interval between do and fa
What is a fourth
Name the Italian term for soft
What is piano
A whole note plus a half note
What is 6
How old is Dr R?
What is 55
The distance between two notes
What is an interval
Name the interval between do and re
What is a second
Name the Italian term for medium loud
What is mezzo forte
A half note plus an eighth note
What is 2 1/2
What color is Dr R's car?
What is silver
The highness or lowness of sound
What is pitch
Name the interval between do and mi
What is a third
Name the Italian term for getting gradually softer
What is decrescendo
A whole note minus a dotted half note
What is 1
How many kids does Dr R have?
What is 1
To gradually increase the tempo in a piece of music
What is accelerando
Name the interval between do and la
What is a sixth
Name the Italian term for a fast, happy tempo
What is allegro
a whole note multiplied by a dotted half note minus 2
What is 10
What is Dr R's favorite food?
What is pizza
Lines added to a staff used to notate pitches above or below the lines and spaces of the regular musical staff.
What are ledger lines
Name the interval between do and ti
What is a seventh (or a second)
Name the Italian term for "from the head" or beginning of the piece
What is da capo
A dotted quarter note plus a dotted quarter note multiplied by 5 divided by a dotted half note
What is 5
Can Dr R sing?
What is ______