Music Appreciation Module 1

Quarter notes get?

1 beat

Eighth notes get?

1/2 beat

Sixteenth notes get?

1/4 beat

Half notes get?

2 beats

2Beats per measure Quarter note = 1 beat

2/4

3Beats per measure Quarter note = 1 beat

3/4

Whole notes get?

4 beats

4Beats per measure Quarter note = 1beat

4/4

6Beats per measure Eighth note =1 beat

6/8

Space notes on the bass clef?

A, C, E, G

Time signature?

Contains two numbers the bottom number will indicated the type of note that will reserve one beat

Line notes on the treble clef?

E, G, B, D, F

Space notes on the treble clef?

F, A, C, E

True/False: In contemporary notation composers do not make a note at the top of a song to indicate how fast something should be played.

False: In contemporary notations composers often display how a song should be played.

Line notes on the bass clef?

G, B, D, F, A

_____ involves two or more pitches being played simultaneously.

Harmony

________ are half steps and whole steps are the building blocks to form the other intervals commonly used when creating melodies?

Intervals

Today, is music still written on an eleven line staff?

No, it is written on a five line / four space staff.

What do you call both clefs combined?

The Grand Staff

True/ False: Beats can be subdivided into smaller units

True

True/ False: Measures are divided by a vertical line, known as a bar line

True

True/False : Each clef identifies a specific line which makes it possible to identify all other lines and spaces.

True

True/False: In early history of music notation, music was written on an eleven line staff.

True

True/False: Melody is created by combining pitches and rhythms.

True

True/False: Melody is often thought of as the tune of a song, and is generally the most recognizable part of that song

True

True/False: Music is divided into measures, or groups of beats, based on the top number of the time signature.

True

What is a measure?

a group of beats

What is a musical scale?

a series of notes following a specific formula of half and whole step intervals.

What is a clef?

a sign written at the beginning of a music staff to indicate the pitch of notes.

A tempo

a tempo, return to original tempo

Accelerando

accel, gradually become faster

Sound waves are defined by their?

amplitude and frequency

Ledger Lines?

can be found above the staff to make things higher or below to extend lower things.

Bass Clef

displays lower pitched note found below middle C, left side from middle C

Treble Clef

displays the higher pitched notes located from middle C to end of the right side piano

Meter?

distance between strong pulses or beats. 1-2-3-4... 1-2..

Allegro

fast, bright

f

forte, loud

ff

fortissimo, very loud

fff

fortississimo, extremely loud

decrescendo

gradual decrease in volume

crescendo

gradual increase in volume

Melody?

horizontal arrangement of notes because only one note is played or sung at a time.

Rest?

indicates a silence

Grand staff is used for?

instruments with a large range

What is a whole step?

is equal to two half steps and will always skip one key.

Composers express tempo with______

italian words

What is a melody?

linear sequence of pitches (notes) that is perceived as a single entity.

What is a flat?

lowers a note one half step , found to the left of the original note on the piano

Another name for a whole step?

major second

mf

mezzo forte, moderately loud

mp

mezzo piano, moderately soft

What is another name for a half step?

minor second

Andante

moderately slow, walking speed

Moderato

moderately, not slow or fast

Triad

most common chord, contains 3 notes

Staccato

notes are detached, and should be played short and separated.

What is Rhythm?

organization of time

pp

pianissimo, very soft

ppp

pianississimo, extremely soft

p

piano, soft

What is a sharp?

raise notes one half step , located on the black keys of the piano to the right side

Dynamics

refer to the loudness of music

Tempo

refers to how fast or slow a piece of music is performed

Articulation

refers to how notes are attacked (started) and released (ended)

Melodic Motion

refers to the direction of the melody

Range

refers to the distance between the highest note of a song and the lowest note of a song.

Music organizes time through?

regularly occurring pulses or beats that are arranged into groups of either two or three

What is an interval?

relationship between pitches.

Ritardando

rit, gradually slow down

Adagio

slow, expressive

What is a natural?

symbol is used to cancel a sharp or flat that was previously placed on the particular pitch.

What is a half step?

the distance from any key on the piano to the very next key above or below it (black or white key).

Small interval in music?

the half step

Music notation has only existed since?

the late ninth century (1800's)

Form

the layout of an entire piece of music

Melodic Motion-Down

the second note can move down from the first note

Melodic Motion -Up

the second note can move up from the first note

Legato

the sound is very smooth and connected

When notes are combined?

they form rhythm patterns

Waltzes are usually in?

three beat patterns

Harmony

vertical component to the existing melody

Harmony?

vertical component to the existing melody.

Vivace

very fast, lively

Largo

very slow

Chords

when three or more notes are played together

Counter melody?

which is constructed to run concurrently with the existing melody.