Final Flashcards
Arpeggio
Broken Chord
Bar Line
Vertical line dividing measures on the staff
Bass
low notes
Chord
three or more notes hears simultaneously
Clef
the sign used at the beginning of the staff to determine the name of each note guitar music is written in the treble (or G) clef, but sounds one octave lower than written
Common Time
C or 4/4 meter
Chromatic
Proceeding by half steps non diatonic
Diatonic
of the natural scale major or minor
Dot
increases the value of a note by half its original value
Dynamics
Degrees of volume
Enharmonic
written differently but sounding the same
Flat
to lower a note one half step
Guide Finger
A Finger that stays on the string while shifting to a new position
Half-Step
one fret smallest interval in music
Harmonic
Bell-like tone produced by lightly touching the string
Interval
distance between two notes
Key
the tonality of a piece with regard to a major or minor scale
Measure
the space between two bar lines
Melody
the tune or leading part of a piece
Octave
interval of eight notes
Pivot Finger
a finger that stays in place on the string as an anchor while others move around it
Planting
placing right hand fingers on the strings in preparation to play them
Repeat Sign
Repeat
Sharp
to raise a note one half step
Staff
fives lines and four spaces on which music is written
Tempo
time the speed of music
Time Signature
the numbers at the beginning of a piece indicating the count and meter
Treble
High Notes
Triplet
Three notes played in the space of two similar ones
Whole step
Two half steps (two frets)
