Basic Music Theory
The pulse of music
What is the Beat?
A quarter rest gets _______ silent beat.
What is 1?
Slower walking tempo
What is Andante?
Soft
What is Piano (p)?
Take a full breath
What is a breath mark?
Indicates the end of the song
What is a Double Bar?
A whole note gets_______ beats.
What is 4 ?
Gradually Faster
What is Accelerando?
Moderately loud
What is Mezzo Forte (mf)?
This symbol means to hold longer than its normal value
What is a fermata?
It has 5 lines and 4 Spaces
What is a music staff?
or
What is a staff?
A single eighth note gets _____ a beat.
What is 1/2 (half) ?
Medium tempo
What is moderato?
Gradually playing louder
What is Crescendo?
A sequence of notes in ascending and descending order
What is a scale?
It tells how many beats per measure and what kind of note gets one beat
What is a Time Signature?
This note has an open oval attached to a stem
What is a half note?
Fast tempo
What is Allegro?
Loud
What is Forte?
One player
What is a solo?
Without stopping, play once again from the beginning
What is a Repeat Sign?
This rest hangs from the 4th line on the staff. It gets 4 beats of silence.
What is a whole rest?
Gradually slower
What is Ritardando?
Gradually playing softer
Decresendo or Diminuendo
Two or more notes played at the same time
What is a chord?