Music Symbols & Terms
This means soft in music.
What is "piano?"
What are the names of the first 3 solfege syllables in a scale?
What is Do, Re, Mi?
Which female voice in a choir sings the highest part?
Soprano
This type of note receives 1 beat of sound in 4/4 time.
What is a quarter note ?
This means "medium loud" in music.
What is "mezzo forte?"
If you are in the key of C what is the letter name of "DO"?
What is C?
Which male voice in a choir sings the lowest part?
Bass
This type of note receives 4 beats of sound in 4/4 time.
What is a whole note ?
This makes music go from soft to loud.
What is "crescendo?"
The solfege system has how many different syllables?
What is 7?
What does "SATB" stand for in choral music?
What is Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass?
This is the horizontal line that conncets eights notes or sixteenth notes together.
What is a beam?
This means to sing smooth and connected."
What is "legato?"
A scale is made up of whole steps and _______ steps.
What is half
These are notes that are not the melody but support it to make a fuller sound.
What is harmony?
This note receives 3 beats of sound in 4/4 time..
What is a dotted half note ?
This means "sing the note short and detached."
What is "staccato?"
What solfege syllable is a half step up from "ti"?
What is "DO"?
This is word means how high or low a note sounds.
What is pitch?
Two of these notes equal one beat of sound in 4/4 time.
What is an eighth note ?
This means hold the note until the conductor cuts you off.
What is "fermata?"
Sing a major scale
Do Re Mi Fa Sol La Ti Do
This is the tune of the song.
What is melody?
Four of these notes equal one beat of sound in 4/4 time.
What is sixteenth notes ?