Composers
What does a composer do?
Write music
Which note is held for one beat?
What is the symbol marks the end of the piece?
Double bar line
This word means the speed of music.
Tempo
This is the number of pedals a typical piano has.
3
Who can be a composer?
Anyone
In 4/4, which note can occur 8 times in one measure?
Eighth note
What is the symbol that combines two notes into one longer note?
Tie
This word means to play smooth and connected.
Legato
This is the number of strings inside the piano for most keys.
3
Name any composer.
Who is ________ ?
What is it called when one beat is split equally between three notes?
Triplets
What is the symbol that means to play a note short and detached?
Staccato
Ritardando/Rallentando
This is the item that hits the strings inside the piano.
Hammer
Who wrote this piece?
________
Which note is worth a 1/4 of a beat?
Sixteenth note
What is the symbol that means to hold a note longer than its usual value?
Fermata
Crescendo
This is the item that sits right behind the keys on the piano.
Fallboard
Who wrote this piece?
__________
What is the name of a note that occurs just before the beat and ornaments the note on the beat?
Grace note
What symbol means to emphasize a note, or play it louder than the other notes around it?
Accent
This word means fast and lively.
Allegro
This is the item that stops the sound made by a string.
Damper