The Basics
Music Theory
4 spaces, 5 lines
the staff
Raises a pitch by a half step
sharp
Top Numbers do what?
How many beats in a measure
sorry was that too loud?
forte
Why should we study Music Theory?
Better Performer
Better Musician
Better Composer
More Options!
Individual lines listed below or above a staff
ledger lines
Lowers a pitch by a half step
flat
Bottom Numbers do what?
What type of note gets the beat
speak up!
piano
List the 4 properties of sound
Pitch
Intensity
Duration
Timbre
8 steps up or down
Octave
Returns a pitch to it's original state
natural
Divisible by twos!
Duple meter
jusssssttttt right
mezzo forte
What is the Harmonic Series?
Range of additional pitches that sound when an object vibrates
Let's study anatomy!!
Flag, stem, notehead
tricky half steps
B and C, E and F
Divisible by three's!
Triple meter
I need instructions on how to perform individual notes.
articulations
Notation, notation, notation
The manner in which music is graphically represented on the page
Name the clef!
Bass and Tenor
looks aren't everything
enharmonic
What does a dot added to a note do?
adds half the note's value to it
Random!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
purple