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