Note Values
a note that gets one beat in 4/4 time
What is a quarter note?
Sounds that are organized in time
What is music?
how high or low a sound is
f
What is the symbol for forte?
flat
What is the symbol to lower a note by a half step?
A note that gets two beats in 4/4 time
What is a half note?
Music for commercials, most pop music, theme songs for TV shows, and music for movies
What is short-term music?
how loud or soft music is
What are dynamics?
p
What is the symbol for piano?
sharp
What is the symbol to raise a note by a half-step?
A note that takes up a whole measure of 4/4 time
What is a whole note?
Begins by the vibration of something
What is sound?
the term for how we can tell the difference between the tones of two instruments. Also known as tone color
What is timbre?
mp
What is the symbol for mezzo-piano?
a triad with 4 half steps between the root and the third, and 3 half steps between the third and the fifth
What is a major triad?
What are four beats?
a sound that has one definite pitch
What is a tone?
a strong, regular, repeated pattern of sound
What is rhythm?
3/4
What is the symbol for a 3/4 measure?
The pattern is "W W H W W W H"
What is the pattern for whole and half steps to make up a MAJOR scale?
Number of eighth notes in a 6/8 measure
What is six?
A bigger instrument's vibration speed (slower or faster)
What is a slower speed?
the four properties of sound
What are pitch, dynamics, timbre, and rhythm?
Indicates that the second line on the staff is G4
What is the treble clef?
Number of half steps between the root and the third in a MINOR triad
What is 3 half steps?