Music Unit 1
1/2
An eighth note receives _ of a beat.
bar line
A ___ ____ is the vertical line drawn to demarcate measures.
tie
A ___ is the curved line that joins two notes of the same pitch. The second pitch is not replayed.
dot
A ___ placed to the right of a note increases by one-half the value of the note.
staff
A _____ is the five parallel lines and four spaces on which pitches are notated.
triplet
A _______ is a compound division occurring within simple division. It is three notes played in the space of two.
measure
A _______ is the music contained between two bar lines.
3/4
A dotted eighth note receives _ of a beat.
3
A dotted half note receives _ beats.
1 1/2
A dotted quarter note receives _ beats.
6
A dotted whole note receives _ beats.
2
A half note receives _ beats.
1
A quarter note receives _ beat.
4
A whole note receives _ beats.
meter signature
_____ _________, more commonly called time signature, is used to specify how many beats are to be contained in each measure and which note value is equivalent to one beat.
meter
_____ is a regular pattern of accented and unaccented beats.
pitch
_____ is the relationship of a musical sound to high or low.
ledger lines
______ _____ are lines that extend the staff beyond its five lines and four spaces.
repeat signs
______ _____ are symbols used for repeating musical sections.
simple meter
______ _____ consists of duple, triple, and quadruple meter.
simple
______ division of the beat is dividing the beat into two equal parts.
melody
______ is a collection of pitches perceived as a unity. It is the horizontal element of music.
rhythm
______ is the organized movement of music in time. It contains the beat and all the rhythmic patterns that are divisions of the beat.
rhythm
______ is the organized movement of music in time. It is the pattern of longer and shorter notes that forms the basis for the life of a musical composition.
harmony
_______ is the tones that are heard simultaneously, often arranged into blocks of sound called chords. It is the vertical element of music.
compound
________ division of the beat is dividing the beat into three equal parts.
bass
Some instruments that play in ____ clef are the cello, trombone, tuba, and bass.
treble
Some instruments that play in ______ clef are the violin, flute, clarinet, and trumpet.
bass clef
The ____ ____ (also called the F clef) is used to notate pitches of middle to low range.
beat
The ____ is regular pulses that provide a framework that organizes music in time.
grand staff
The _____ _____ is the combination of the treble clef and the bass clef.
upper
The _____ number in time signature indicates the unit of the beat.
lower
The _____ number in time signature indicates what kind of note receives a beat (whole, half, quarter, eighth, etc.).
treble clef
The ______ ____ (also called the G clef) is used to notate pitches of middle to high range.
sixteenth
The dotted eighth note is equal to an eight note tied to a _________ note.
melody, rhythm, harmony, timbre, texture, form
The six basic elements of music are ______, ______, _______, ______, _______, and ____.
upbeat
An ______ is a note that occurs before the downbeat, or first full measure, also called the anacrusis.
octave
An ______ is the distance from one note to the next note with the same name (an interval of eight tones).