Symbols
Terms
Musical Eras
Theory
Vocal Anatomy
100

The symbol that makes a note go a half step higher

Sharp

100

The speed of the music

Tempo

100

The first era of music.

Medieval

100

The letter name of this note:


B

100

The name of this large muscle

Tongue

200

The musical symbol that would cancel out the flat in this note.

Natural

200

The gradual increase in dynamic volume during a section of music.

Crescendo

200

This Classical composer wrote Ode to Joy

Beethoven 

200

The note on a ledger line between the treble and bass clef.

Middle C

200

The name of this piece of vocal anatomy

Nasal Cavity

300

What is the name for the dynamic level quieter than:


Pianissimo

300

A way to hear notes in your head instead of singing them aloud.

Audiation

300

The musical era that went from 1800-1910

Romantic

300

The letter name of Do in the key of A.


A

300

The piece of vocal anatomy that lifts when you yawn.

Soft Palate

400

The name for the symbols above these notes:


Fermata

400

The vocal range below Soprano but higher than Tenor.

Alto

400

This Baroque composer created the Hallelujah Chorus.

Handel

400

The acronym for the letter names of the bass clef spaces

ACEG 

400

The two bands of smooth muscle tissue found in the larynx.

Vocal folds/cords.

500

The American equivalent of the "semiquaver."

Sixteenth note

500

The term meaning "to connect each note smoothly without much articulation between notes".

Legato

500

This musical era is characterized by minimalism and simplicity

Contemporary

500

In the key of G, what is the solfege syllable for a note on E.

La

500

The name of the mechanism that directs air flow and food the right way.

Pharynx

600

This symbol allows you to eliminate writing out extra measures and should be navigated to when you see "D.S. al Coda".

Dal Segno

600

The effect where the pitch of a note is subtly moved up and down to create a vibrating effect.

Vibrato

600

The name of the Medieval nun who composed "O viridissima virga"

Hildegard von Bingen

600

The notes with sharps in the key of D.

F# and C#

600

The term for a vocal technique that can create two pitches at the same time from ONE singer.

Polyphonic Overtone Singing