Music Terms
Music Symbols
Music Vocabulary
Music Facts
More Symbols
100

This word means the speed of a piece of music; it's also called "how fast or slow" the music is.

What is Tempo?

100

This symbol, written as a lowercase "b", lowers a pitch by a half step.

What is Flat

100

How loud or soft you sing

What is Dynamics
100

 The musical alphabet uses these seven letters. (Answer with the seven letters in order.)

What are "A B C D E F G"

100
Draw and label, "Special ending" 

What is coda?

200

The language most musical terms are written in.

What is Italian

200

This symbol raises a pitch by a half step.

What is a sharp?

200

The person who leads the choir and establishes the tempo.

Who is the conductor?

200

 In 3/4 time, this many quarter notes equal one measure.

What is 3 ?

200

Draw and label, "This divides music into measures"

What is Bar line?

300

The style of singing that is smooth and connected (the opposite of short and choppy).

What is Legato

300

This symbol cancels a sharp or flat and returns a pitch to normal.

What is Natural
300

A person who writes music, like an author writes stories.

Who is the composer?

300

 pp in dynamic markings stands for this English phrase (two words).

What is Very soft?

300

Draw and Label, "This symbol goes at the front of the staff with lines having letters EGBDF, and Spaces spelling FACE"

What is Treble Clef
400

The short, choppy style of singing; notes are sung detached and separated.

What is Staccatto

400

The rest that lasts for one beat in 4/4 time; label it draw this symbol on your answer sheet.

What is Quarter rest.

400

Someone who takes a composer's music and slightly changes it to fit a different group or voicing.

Who is an arranger?

400

 ff in dynamic markings stands for this English phrase (two words).

What is very loud?

400

Draw and label, What marks the Very end of the piece of music?

What is "Double bar Line"

500

The unique sound quality of a voice or instrument; sometimes called "tone color."

What is Timbre

500

 Label and draw the symbol that lasts for two beats.

What is a half note

500

 The ability to hear all parts "equally" so no single part overpowers others.

What is balance

500

 The syllables we use to learn pitch relationships (do, re, mi, etc.) are called this.

What is solfege?

500
Draw and Label, "Hold the note longer/until the conductor tells you to stop"

What is Fermata