Count It Out
This note gets half a beat in 4/4 time.
Answer: What is a eighth note?
This sign tells musicians to go back and play again.
Answer: What is a repeat sign?
This tempo means “moderate speed.”
Answer: What is moderato?
A piece written for two performers is called this.
Answer: What is a duet?
This dynamic means “loud.”
Answer: What is forte?
Four sixteenth notes equal this note value.
Answer: What is a quarter note?
This sign tells you a sharp or flat is canceled.
Answer: What is a natural sign?
This tempo means “walking pace.”
Answer: What is andante?
When different musical parts sound good together, it is called this.
Answer: What is harmony?
This dynamic means “soft.”
Answer: What is piano?
This note gets 3 beats in 4/4 time.
Answer: What is a dotted half note?
This curved line connects notes of the same pitch.
Answer: What is a tie?
This tempo means “fast.”
Answer: What is allegro?
Notes that come before the first full measure are called these.
Answer: What are pickup notes?
This dynamic means “medium loud.”
Answer: What is mezzo-forte?
In 3/4 time, this note gets all the beats in one measure.
Answer: What is a dotted half note?
This curved line means to play notes smoothly.
Answer: What is a slur?
This marking means to gradually get louder.
Answer: What is crescendo?
This clef sign is used by most beginner band instruments.
Answer: What is the treble clef?
A crescendo changes music in this way.
Answer: What is “it gets louder”?
A tie between two quarter notes creates this total number of beats.
Answer: What is 2 beats?
This symbol tells players to hold a note longer than usual.
Answer: What is a fermata?
This marking means to gradually get softer.
Answer: What is decrescendo?
Sharp, flat, and natural signs belong to this group of symbols.
Answer: What are accidentals?
A decrescendo changes music in this way.
Answer: What is “it gets softer”?