Music appreciation
triple meter
3 beats per measure
treble clef
Used for the higher sounding pitches. Also known as the G clef.
which type of note equals one beat
What does the bottom number of a time signature indicate?
the number of beats per measure
What does the top number of a time signature indicate?
accelerando
gradually getting faster
ritardando
gradually getting slower
decrescendo
gradually getting softer
diminuendo
gradually getting softer
crescendo
gradually louder
2 beats
half rest has how many beats?
bass clef
clef generally used for notes below middle C; also known as the F clef
grand staff
combination of a treble staff and a bass staff commonly used to notate music for the piano
moderato
indicating a moderate-speed tempo
largo
indicating a very slow and broad tempo
articulation
indication of how closely each note should be connected to the next note
Kodaly method
method of counting rhythms where syllables are assigned to notes based on their durations
notation
method of writing down music
andante
moderately slow, walking-speed tempo
tie
curved line connecting two or more notes of the same pitch, turning them into one note with the duration added together
1/2 beat
eighth rest has how many beats?
allegro
fast tempo / speed
duple
Is the meter for four-four time simple or compound? 4/4
duple
Is the meter for six-eight time duple or triple? 6/8
compound
Is the meter for six-eight time simple or compound? 6/8
duple
Is the meter for two-four time duple or triple? 2/4
simple
Is the meter for two-four time simple or compound? 2/4
syncopation
rhythmic technique that accents a weak beat or a weak part of a beat
legato
smooth and connected
tempo
speed of music
libretto
text of an opera
scale
the arrangement of notes into a specific order of steps
beat
the basic unit of measurement of rhythmic time
interval
the distance between two pitches
rhythm
the organization of music in time by a regular beat and notes of differing values
meter
the pattern of strong and weak beats used to organize time in music
staff
the set of horizontal lines and spaces where music is written
contour
the shape of a melodic line
duple meter
two beats per measure
traditional method
where notes are assigned syllables based on where they are located in the measure
4 beats in 4/4
whole rest has how many beats?
librettist
writer of the words to an opera, oratorio, or musical
staccato
notes are to be shortened or detached
dynamics
Degrees of loudness or softness in music
accent
Emphasize the note or beat
clef
In sheet music, a symbol at the beginning of the staff defining the pitch of the notes found in that particular staff.
simple meter
Meter divisible by 2 i.e. 2/4, 2/2, 2/8, etc meter where each beat can be divided into two parts
Middle C
Note C nearest to the center of the piano keyboard, notated as the pitch on the ledger line below the treble clef and above the bass clef.
compound meter
a meter in which the beat is divided by 3
asymmetrical meter
a meter with a beat division that is neither simple nor compound, resulting in an uneven feel
time signature
a musical notation indicating the number of beats to a measure and kind of note that takes a beat ex:4/4
pitch
a tone's experienced highness or lowness; depends on frequency depends of a note
bar line
a vertical line that divides music into measures
octave
interval between one note to the nearest note of the same name
range
interval between the highest and lowest note of a melody
canon
musical form where each part performs the exact same melody separated by a specified interval of time, also known as a round
melody
musical line of pitches played or sung one after another
rest
musical symbol used to indicate silence
1 beat
quarter rest has how many beats?
ledger line
short horizontal line that is added above or below the staff to extend its range
1/4 beats
sixteenth rest has how many beats?
adagio
slow tempo, slower than andante
subito
suddenly
