Terms
Rhythm
Music Writing
Anything
Melody
100

This musical term means 'soft'--it also shares a name with an instrument.

What is piano?

100

The term or abbreviation for determine how fast or slow a song is.  -per minute

BPM or Beats Per Minute

100

This symbol has an OPEN circle and a stem.

What is a half note?

100

This is the country where aboriginal music comes from.

What is Australia?

100

This is when multiple notes are played simultaneously to compliment the melody.

What is harmony?

200

The terms Vivace and Presto refer to this speed of music.

What is fast?

200

Grave or Largo in music means that the song is this tempo.

What is slow?

200

This determines how many beats are in a measure and which note represents the beat.

What is a time signature?

200
There are two components to creating art as discussed in this class.  This is dissonance and this opposite term.

What is consonance?

200

This is when two notes, played consecutively, are close together.

What is conjunct?

300

This, when written on music, tells the person how many beats are in a measure AND which note represents the beat.

What is a time signature?

300

Most songs are easily divided by this.

What is 2 or 4?

300

This is a unit of time.

What is a measure?

300

This is a deadline date for many to file taxes in the United States of America.

What is April 15th?

300

This is the highest and lowest part of a melody.

What is range?

400
You need four of these notes to create a whole note

What is a quarter note?

400

While most songs are divided by 2 or 4, others are evenly divided by this?

What is 3?

400

This is the number of vibrations per second in the tone A4.

What is 440?

400

This is the family of instruments where the violin belongs.

What is string?

400

This is when a musical phrase ends without a sense of completion.

What is open phrase?
500

This type of note has the most value.

What is a whole note?

500

This is the combination of 4 and 3 rhythm in one song.

What is compound rhythm?

500

This is the number of vibrations per second for the A3 - an octave lower than A4.

What is 220?

500

This team suffered the most devastating loss in the Superbowl in the 2020s.

Who are the Kansas City Cheifs?

500

This term refers to the shape of a melody.

What is contour?