Grade 3 Piano Theory Questions Flashcards
What is the mood of walking down memory lane?
Sad/ thinking of past
What is the key of walking down memory lane?
D major
How many sharps does the key of walking down memory lane have? What are they?
- F# and C#
What is 4/4 in walking down memory lane?
4 crochet beats per bar.
Describe the time signature 4/4? What else can this be written as?
Simple quadruple. C or common time.
What does moderato mean in walking down memory lane?
At a moderate pace
What does crochets=108mm mean in walking down memory lane?
108 crochet beats on the metronome marking per minute.
What is a sustaining pedal in walking down memory lane?
The pedal is pressed down at the start of the bar released in the middle and pressed down and then released again at the end.
What is staccato?
Hop on this note.
What is legato? What is used to write it?
Play smoothly. A slur.
Explain dim.?
Gradually get softer
Explain cresc.?
Gradually get louder.
What is a tempo?
Back to normal speed.
In music what does a dynamic beginning with r mean?
Gradually get slower.
What is a pause?
After playing a note with a pause, pause.
What is the mood of waltz?
An elegant dance.
What is the key of Waltz? What are the accidentals?
E flat major. 3 flats B,E,A.
What is the time signature of waltz?
3/8 3 quavers per bar.
Describe 3/8?
Simple triple.
What is allegro
Play quick and lively.
What is a natural?
A natural makes a black note become white by increasing or decreasing the note by a semitone.
What is a #?
Increases a note by a semitone.
What is a flat?
Decreases a note by a semitone.
What is the mood of impertinence?
Sad
What is the key of impertinence?
G minor
What are the accidentals of G minor?
2 flats. B flat and E flat and a raised 7th of F#.
What is G minors relative major?
Bb major.
What is C(/)? How many beats per bar?
Cut common time. 2 minim beats per bar.
Describe 2/2?
Simple duple.
What is a repeat sign?
A sign that tells you play all music between the lines again. It looks like this :II or :II: !!!
What is the relative minor to D major?
B minor.
What is the relative minor of E flat major?
C minor.
What is an accent/stress?
A musical marking used to emphasis a particular beat.
