Time
Keys
Notes
Terms
Miscellaneous
100

Common time has this many beats in each measure

4

100

This set of key signatures are characterized by the pattern WWHWWWH

Major

100

These 4 notes found on the 4 spaces of the treble clef spell this word when arranged in order from bottom to top

FACE

100

Indicated by the letter 'f', this Italian word means strong, but tells a musician to sing or play loudly

forte

100

The term used to indicate that a perfect interval has become one half step smaller

diminished

200

An eighth note is only half as long as this note

quarter note

200

The only major key to use only white keys

C

200

These 7 letters of the English alphabet are used to notate music

ABCDEFG

200

Two of the same exact note are said to be in _______, the smallest interval in music

unison

200

These are the 4 vocal parts in a choir

SATB

300
This symbol indicates silence in music

a rest

300

Accidentals found at the beginning of a piece of music

Key signature

300

This note is worth 2 beats in common time

half

300

If a composer wants to hold a note over a barline, he would have to use this symbol to connect two of the same note

tie

300
This interval created by doubling the frequency of a note is 1 of 4 perfect intervals and separates two notes with the same letter name

octave

400

The first beat of each measure is referred to as this

downbeat
400

The number of keys found on a standard piano

88

400

This letter name comes directly before A in a typical scale

G

400

A barline that tells the performer to "go back" and "play again"

repeat

400

This person owns the copyright to every original song they write until they sell it or give it to someone else

composer

500

If a musical phrase begins at the end of one measure and leads into another, it is called this

pickup

500

Major key having only 1 flat in its signature

F

500

Every Good Boy Does _______ according to a popular mnemonic used to help remember the lines on the bass clef

Fine

500

A note played on the 'and of 1' is also said to be played on ________, meaning "not on"

offbeat

500

Theory students have a bad habit of leaving these on their music projects, which he says makes it look sloppy and can be easily removed

empty (trailing) measures