The Staff
Like an important part of a skin care routine, these are the notes on the spaces when looking at the treble clef.
What is F A C E?
When this symbol is written onto a note, it adds half of the value to the note and adds it to the overall value.
What is a dot?
This is the loudest dynamic we have learned so far.
What is fortissimo?
At a moderate pace.
This articulation means to play a note with special emphasis.
What is an accent?
This clef is also known as the F Clef.
What is the Bass Clef?
This type of rest could receive 2 beats, or 1,000, depending on the time signature.
What is a whole rest?
The other term for a decrescendo.
What is diminuendo?
A lively and fast tempo.
What is Vivace?
This articulation means to hold out a note until cued to cut off.
What is a fermata?
This indicates that a piece of music is ending.
What is a double bar line?
Tying a quarter note and a half note together gives you 3 beats, the same amount of beats as this singular note.
What is a dotted half note?
This is what you would use if you wanted to get louder over the span of several beats.
What is a crescendo?
This term means to gradually slow down.
What is ritardando?
This articulation means to play a note more forcefully than an accent.
When you combine a treble clef staff and a bass clef staff, like when reading music for piano, you get this term for the larger staff you are reading.
What is the grand staff?
This note gets one and a half beats.
What is a dotted quarter note?
Sharing its name with a voice part, this prefix in dynamics means "moderately."
What is mezzo?
How you would describe the speed for Andante.
What is at a walking pace?
Instead of short, staccato is described as playing a note these two descriptors.
What is separated and detached?
True to its name, this note comes directly in the center of the treble clef and bass clef staves.
What is Middle C?
This note gets the beat in a 3/4 time signature.
What is the quarter note?
Combining two dynamic signs gives you the early name for this instrument which is one of the most well known in the world.
What is the pianoforte? (or fortepiano)
Tempo tells us how fast a piece of music is. When translated to English, it gives us this three word phrase.
What is rate of speed?
Tenuto means to play a note for its full value, and when told to play every note for its full value, you get this style of playing that is very smooth and connected.
What is legato?