Rhythm Music
Beats can be played at
1/4 sec or 1 1/2
How many spaces is in a staff
4
A staff is made up of how many horizontal line
5
What is a clef
A musical symbol placed at the beginning of the staff that determines the letter names of the lines and spaces
What creates a grand staff
A single vertical line drawn to the left of multiple staffs
A beat
Divides music Into equal units of time
The first stressed beat is called a
Downbeat
Three common musical suffixes
Etto, ino, issimo
Allegro
Fast
Acelerando
Gradual quickening of tempo
Ritardando
Gradually slower
Metronome
Instrument to measure musical time
What does a measure or bar line refer to
It refers to the vertical line drawn through the staff to mark off metrical units
Vivace
Lively
By adding issimo it makes the word
Louder/ more amplified
Moderato
Moderately
Andante
Moderately slow
Molto
Much
Non troppo
Not too much
Meter
Organization of beats into regular groups
Organization of beats into
Regular groupings
Adagio
Slow
Music is classified into five groups which are
Tempo, dynamics, stylists, technical direction terms and connective terms
Rhythm
The flow of music through time
Tempo
The speed of the beat
Connective terms
To connect one to another
Tempo terms
To designate speed
What are two main clefs
Treble and bass
Double meter
Two beats
Presto
Very fast
Grave
Very slow
Largo
Very slow
Musical term
a word or expression that has a precise musical meaning it is a word or series of word that tell you how to perform a composition
prestissimo
as fast as possible
Accent
note is emphasized
Beat
repeated steady pulse in music
Syncopation
temporary irregularity in musical rhythm
double bar line
two lines that signal the end of a section of music
unaccented pulse preceding the downbeat
upbeat