Music Basics

Beginning

100

Equi-distant between the two clefs.

What is Middle C

200

There are 8 notes in this.

What is a scale

300

C to C or any other pitch

What is an octave?

400

Also known by its old name "G" clef.

What is Treble Clef.

500

"b" before a note

What is a flat?

Piano

100

88 keys

What is the standard number of keys on a piano?

200

36 Keys

What is the number of black keys on a standard piano?

300

Chromatic Scale.

What all the black and white keys in an octave?

400

Diatonic.

What all the normal notes in a scale?

500

The black keys on a piano play sharps and flats, which are also called this.

What are Accidentals?

Rhythm

100

One beat

What is a quarter note?

200

Speed of the beat

What is Tempo?

300

Line going up from half notes

What is a stem?

400

4 quarter notes or 4 quarter note equivalents in this measure

What is 4/4 time signature?

500

A black rectangular bar floating above the third line in a clef represents this

What is a half rest?

Pitch

100

Treble Clef, 1st line

What is E?

200

The enharmonic equivalent of F sharp is this

What is G flat?

300

A bracket and the symbols 8va means this

What is an octave higher?

400

A line used just for the duration of notes that are higher or lower than the normal lines on a clef.

What is a Ledger Line?

500

 8vb means what.

What is an octave below?

Intervals

100

The difference between two pitches

What is an Interval?

200

An interval of one space to the next space

What is a 3rd?

300

Unison, 4ths, 5ths, and Octaves

What is a Perfect Interval?

400

An interval from on line to the next space.

What is a 2nd?

500

An interval that goes from the bottom line to the middle line

What is a 5th?