Intervals
C to E
Major 3rd
Whole Note in 4/4 time gets this many beats
4
What is the following symbol and what does it do?
#
Sharp symbol. Raises a pitch by a half step.
A chunk of music with a specific number of beats separated by bar lines.
Measure
Symbol used to indicate silence of a certain duration.
Rest
Bb to E
Tritone
An 8th note gets how many beats?
Half of a beat
What is the following symbol and what does it do?
b
Flat symbol. It lowers a pitch by a half step.
Music symbol at the beginning of a piece of music. It tells us the meter.
Time signature
A pitch that is 8 notes above or below another one of the same letter.
Octave
Minor 6th
A half note tied to a half note gets how many beats?
4
This term refers to how high or low a note is.
Pitch
A symbol used in musical notation to represent the duration of a sound and, when placed upon a staff, to indicate its pitch.
Note
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Baldur's Gate 3
Minor 2nd
A dotted quarter note gets how many beats?
One and one-half.
This term means two notes of the same pitch that are spelled/written differently.
Enharmonic
This is the organization of strong and weak beats into measures.
Meter
What is the formula for a minor scale?
WHWWHWW
D to A
P5
A dotted half note gets how many beats in 4/4 time?
3
These extend the range of the staff above or below.
Ledger lines.
The systematic arrangement of sounds and silences in a piece of music.
Rhythm.
What is the formula for a major scale?
WWHWWWH