Music
1/2
4/4 time a eighth note has ? Beats
2
4/4 time a half note has ? Beats
Meter
? Is the pattern of strong and weak beats used to organize time in music
Clef
A ? Is a symbol placed on the staff that indicates which notes are on which particular lines and spaces
Interval
A ? Is the distance between two pitches
Triple
A meter with three beats per measure is ? Meter
Melody
A musical line of pitches played or sung one after another is a ?
Contour
The general shape of a melodic line is its ?
Crescendo
gradually getting louder
Ritardando
gradually getting slower
Diminuendo
gradually getting softer
Accelerando
gradually increasing in speed
ff (fortissimo)
very loud
Grand Staff
A combination of a treble staff and a bass staff commonly used to notate music for the piano
ledger lines
A short horizontal line that is added above or below the staff to extend its range
Middle c
A special note that is near the middle of the piano keyboard
Accent
Emphasis placed on a note or beat
1
In 4/4 time a quarter note/rest has ? Beats
1/4
In 4/4 time, a sixteen note/rest has ? Beats
4
In 4/4 time, a whole note/rest receives ? Beats
f (forte)
Loud
p (piano)
Soft
Subito
Suddenly
staff
The ? Is the set of horizontal lines and spaces where music is written
Scale
The arrangement of notes into a specific order of steps is a ?
Octave
The interval between one note to the nearest note of the same name
Range
The interval between the highest and lowest note of a melody is its ?
Rhythm
The organization of music in time by a regular beat and notes of differing values is ?
Pitch
The location of a note based on its frequency; the relative highness or lowness of a note is ?
Simple
The type of meter where each beat can be divided into two parts is ? Meter
pp (pianissimo)
Very soft
mf (mezzo forte)
medium loud
mp (mezzo piano)
medium soft