Duration Mathematics
Quarter note plus a half note
3 beats
The organization of strong and weak beats.
Meter
The series of equidistant horizontal lines we put notes on is called a...
Staff
A meter of 3/4 places the strong and weak beats on what beats?
1 is strong, 2 and 3 are weak.
BPM stands for ______________ and measures the ____________.
Beats per minute and it measures tempo (how fast/slow the music is).
Whole note plus a quarter note plus a half note
7 beats
Indicates silence of a certain duration.
Rest
The only note value we have learned so far that has a flag attached to the note stem.
8th note
What is common time?
A meter of 4/4.
This device is used to provide a steady click/tempo
Metronome
Dotted half note plus whole note plus quarter note.
8 beats
A chunk of music with a specific number of beats
Measure
This tells us we have reached the end of a piece of music.
Double bar line.
Define meter
The organization of strong and weak beats.
This is the term we use that means how fast or slow a piece of music is.
Tempo
Dotted whole note plus dotted half note
9
Define "music theory"
The study of how music works, including its structure, elements, and notation.
On a staff, the y-axis tells us about _____________ and the x-axis shows _______________.
y-axis = pitch
x-axis = rhythm in time
This symbol tells us what the meter is.
Time signature
What instrument has Mr. Cheek been playing the longest?
Saxophone
Dotted quarter note plus one 8th note plus one half note
4 beats
The pattern of long and short sounds and silences in music.
Rhythm
Explain the difference between a bar line and a double bar line.
A bar line separates measures and a double bar line tells us we have reached the end of a piece of music.
What information would you have given a time signature of 7/4 ?
There are 7 beats per measure and the quarter note gets the beat.
How many 8th notes equals one whole note in 4/4 time?
8