Notes and Rests
Terms
Name that Pitch
Dynamics
Music Symbols
100
2 beats of silence
What is a half rest?
100
speed of the beat
What is tempo?
100
1st line
What is E?
100
p
What is piano (soft)?
100
rit.
What is ritardando (gradually slowing down)?
200
4 beats of sound
What is a whole note?
200
single line of pitches
What is melody?
200
3rd space
What is C?
200
mf
What is mezzo forte (medium loud)?
200
flat
What is lowering a pitch by a half step?
300
1/2 a beat of sound
What is an eighth note?
300
2 or more sounds simultaneously
What is harmony?
300
4th space
What is E?
300
f
What is forte (loud)?
300
sharp
What is raising a pitch by half a step?
400
1/4 beat of silence
What is a sixteenth rest?
400
tall vowels, clear consonants
What is articulation?
400
space below the staff
What is D?
400
pp
What is pianissimo (very soft)?
400
bar line
What is divides the music into measures?
500
1 and 1/2 beats of sound
What is a dotted quarter note?
500
pattern of notes and rests
What is rhythm?
500
space above the staff
What is G?
500
ff
What is fortissimo (very loud)?
500
dot
What is adds half the original value of the note or rest?