Music Theory
beat
"pulse" even when song is silent grouped together to form measures.
Timbre,
(Tamber) Character or quality of a sound. Same note played/sang by different instuments
musical note/rest tree
1 whole = 2 half 1 half = 2 quarter 1 quarter = 4 eighths 1 whole = 4 quarter 1 whole = 8 eighths 1 half = 4 eighths
A half note is worth the same amount of time as ____ quarter note(s)
2
Triple Meter
3 beats per measure
accidentals
3 types to know (Goes in front of notes when writing music) Once you have one it last for that same note through out the measure. Flat Sharp Natural Sign
Quad meter
4 beats per measure
______ mix divisions of two and three or more that go against the meter.
???
Bass Clef Notes Spaces
All Cars Eat Gas
A sound can be clipped, elongated, smooth, or choppy. What term is used to describe the character or shape of a sound or onset?
Articulation
Compound Meter
Beats that are grouped into groups of three equal parts
The _____ number in simple time signatures tells what note value gets the beat.
Bottom
Grand Staff
Combination of the treble and Bass staff with the Bar on the side
In _______ time the beat is divided into three equal parts.
Compound
four beats each divided into three
Compound Quad
What term is used to refer to the relative loudness or softness of a pitch?
Dynamics
There are two keys between an interval of a whole step on the piano.
False
Bass Clef Notes lines
Great Big Dinos Fall Asleep
Flat Note
Lowers a note by half a step to the left 1/2 step (to black key)
Sharp Note
Moves it up (or to the right) a half step
Meter
Organization of beats in a measure into patterns of accented and unaccented beats
A guitar and piano sound different even if they are playing the same pitch. This is possible because both the guitar and piano have their own unique _____?
Timbre
Time Signatures
Top number + number of BEATS in a measure Bottom Number states what note = 1 beat
Whole Step/ whole tone (W)
Two note together with a black key in between
measures
Will have the same number of beats in each measures segment of time represent by a specific designated number of beats space between two bar lines
three beats each divided into two
XX compound Triple XX Compound Quad XX Simple duple
Bass Clef
aka F Clef On bottom of Staff
Treble Clef
aka G Clef on Top set of Staff Curls around line G pitches above middle C
Duration,
amount of time a note is played or between notes
Duple meter
any song with two beats per measure
When you are listening to music, the underlying pulse (that you nod your head to) is called the _____.
beat
A measure is made of a designated number of _____.
beats
Simple meter
beats are divided or grouped into two equal parts
Middle C is located
between the treble and clef staff and in the middle of the piano
The ______ number in a compound time signature tells what note value gets the subdivision.
bottom
rest
break in the sound
Intervals
distance/space in between two notes.
A _____ adds one half of the durational value of what precedes it to the rhythmic figure.
dot
In compound meters the beats are always __________ notes
dotted
What term is used to describe the length of time over which a single sound occurs?
duration
Quarter note
filled in note head stem can be up or down
A _____ lowers a pitch by one half step.
flat
eighth note
has "flag/tail" stem can be up or down
half note
has a stem stem can be up or down
half rest
hat
Pitch/Frequency
highness or lowness
whole rest
hole in the ground
Articulation,
how the note is started and ended. (not volume)
An accidental should always be placed to the _____ of the notehead.
left
A segment of time represented by a specific designated number of beats is called a _______.
measure
Harmony,
multiple notes at a time and supports the melody. Help enhance the melody
enhamronics
multiple ways for writing or spelling the same notes You can make any note sharp or flat
A ______ negates any accidental previously used on that line or space.
natural
whole note
no stem just a head
Natural sign
returns to original note
A ______ raises a pitch one half step.
sharp
Half Step/Semi tone (H)
smallest interval. two notes right next to each other. EX where white keys are together with no black keys in between. Naturally occurring Half step/semi tones E to F B to C
tempo
speed of the beats. (not the notes)
The speed of the beats is called the _____
tempo
Once an accidental is placed on a line or space, it changes every following note on that line or space until _______________
the end of the measure a natural occurs on that line or space
Staff/Stave
the five lines that music is written on
Rhythm
the pattern/order of rests and note duration
Melody
the sequence of notes that create the principle parts of the song (typically the sung part) one note at a time
Which option below produces the lower, deeper, rumbling frequency or pitch?
thunder
If you want the sound to carry from one measure into another without stopping, you use a _____ ?
tie
The _____ number in compound time tell you how many subdivisions of the beat are in each measure.
top YES
There are no keys between an interval of a half step on the piano.
true
Dynamics,
volume of sounds