Notes & the Staff
This clef is used for higher-pitched instruments and sits on the second line of the staff.
What is the treble clef?
In 4/4 time, this note receives four beats — the longest common note value.
What is a whole note?
The major key that has no sharps and no flats in its key signature.
What is C major?
A chord built from three notes stacked in thirds is called this.
What is a triad?
his symbol raises a note by a half step.
What is a sharp (#)?
The number of lines found on a standard musical staff.
What is five?
The top number of a time signature tells you this.
What is the number of beats per measure?
The minor key that shares its key signature with C major.
What is A minor?
The quality of a triad that has a major third on the bottom and a minor third on top.
What is a major triad?
A gradual increase in volume is indicated by this Italian term.
What is crescendo?
This note value receives one beat in 4/4 time and looks like a hollow oval with a stem.
What is a half note?
A dotted quarter note receives this many beats in 4/4 time.
What is one and a half beats?
The major key whose key signature has exactly four sharps.
What is E major?
In a C major triad, these are the three notes.
What are C, E, and G?
This Italian term means to play smoothly and connected.
What is legato?
On the treble clef staff, this note sits on the first ledger line below the staff.
What is middle C?
In 6/8 time, the beat is grouped in this many main pulses per measure.
What is two?
The pattern of whole and half steps that defines a natural minor scale.
What is W-H-W-W-H-W-W?
This triad quality has a minor third on both the bottom and top, giving it a tense sound.
What is a diminished triad?
The dynamic marking "pp" stands for this Italian term meaning very soft.
What is pianissimo?
This clef wraps around the fourth line of the staff and is used for cello and trombone.
What is the bass clef?
This term describes a rhythm that emphasizes the weak beat rather than the strong beat.
What is syncopation?
The minor key that has four flats in its key signature.The minor key that has four flats in its key signature.
What is F minor?
The Roman numeral used to label the chord built on the fifth scale degree, which typically creates tension resolving back to the tonic.
What is V?
This symbol cancels any previous sharps or flats and returns the note to its natural pitch.
What is a natural sign?