Music

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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


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