Symbols
Vocabulary
Note-Naming
Rhythm
Miscellaneous
100
This musical symbol represents one beat of silence.
What is a quarter rest
100
Define tempo
The speed of the music
100
Name the lines and spaces on the treble clef staff
Lines: E, G, B, D, F Spaces: F, A, C, E
100
Value of a quarter note
What is one beat
100
Name one effective practice strategy.
What is/are: say and play, start out slow, count and clap/tap, visualize, silent playing, etc.
200
This symbol comes at the end of a song.
What is a double bar line.
200
This word means the volume of the music (how loud/soft the music is).
Dynamics
200
Name the lines and spaces of the bass clef staff
Lines: G, B, D, F, A Spaces: A, C, E, G
200
Value of a half note
What is two beats
200
Strategy to keep a steady beat
What is tapping your foot
300
Draw a repeat sign on the whiteboard.
[Student draws repeat sign correctly]
300
The distance between two pitches.
What is interval
300
The note on the top of the bass clef staff (above the top line)
B
300
Value of one eighth note
What is half a beat
300
If you make a mistake during a performance, what should you do?
What is keep on going and/or don't react
400
These symbols tell the musician how loud or soft to play the music.
What are dynamic markings (piano, forte, mezzo piano, mezzo forte)
400
To play smoothly
What is slur
400
The black key to the right of C
C#
400
Count a rhythm of the teacher's choice
[student correctly counts rhythm using numbers]
400
What is the effect of the damper pedal on the sound of the piano?
Holds out/extends the duration of the notes
500
This symbol can only be used between two notes that are the same pitch.
What is a tie.
500
Describe the difference between the terms chord and harmony
Chord= three or more pitches played at the same time Harmony= two (or more) pitches played together
500
The note directly in the middle of the grand staff (in between the treble clef staff and bass clef staff)
What is middle C
500
Count rhythm of teacher's choice and play it on the note of your choice.
[student correctly counts rhythm using numbers and plays the rhythm on the keyboard]
500
Name the four areas of a peer critique
What are: describe, analyze, interpret, recommend