Key signatures
Note values and rhythms
Scales and modes
Time signatures
Musical terms and symbols
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What is C Major

The major with no sharps or flats

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WHAT IS A QUARTER NOTE

THIS NOTE GETS ONE BEAT IN 4/4 TIME

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What is a major scale?

A scale that follows the pattern W-W-H-W-W-W-H.

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What is 4/4?

The top number in this time signature tells how many beats per measure.

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What is a sharp?

This symbol raises a pitch by a half step.

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What is G Major

The key signature with one sharp

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WHAT IS ONE QUARTER NOTE

TWO EIGHT NOTES EQUAL THIS VALUE

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What is G major?

The relative major of E minor.

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What is 3/4?

The time signature with three beats per measure and a quarter note getting the beat.

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What is a natural?

This symbol cancels a sharp or flat.

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What is C minor 

The minor key with three flats

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WHAT IS A DOTTED QUARTER NOTE

THIS NOTE LAST FOR 1.5 BEARS IN 4/4

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What is a pentatonic scale?

The scale with five notes, often used in folk and rock music.

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What is 6/8?

A compound time signature with six eighth notes per measure.

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What is a crescendo?

A gradual increase in loudness.

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What is B minor

The relative minor of D major

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WHAT IS A WHOLE REST

THIS REST LAS AS LONG AS THE WHOLE NOTE OR WHOLE MEASURE IN A 4/4

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What is melodic minor?

A minor scale that includes raised 6th and 7th degrees ascending.

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What is 3/8?

This time signature is often used in fast waltz music.

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What is a quarter rest?

A symbol indicating silence for one beat in 4/4 time.

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What is F# major

The key signature that has six sharps 

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WHAT IS A SIXTEENTH NOTE

THIS VALUE GETS 1/4 OF A BEAT IN A 4/4 TIME

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What is Dorian mode?

The mode that starts on the 2nd degree of a major scale.

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What is a half note?

The bottom number of 2/2 indicates this type of note gets the beat.

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What is a tie?

A curved line connecting two notes of the same pitch.