keyboard u4 Flashcards
1
Q
2/4 Time Signature
A
-two beats per minute
-a quarter note is worth one beat
2
Q
Half step
A
-distance between a key on the piano and IMMEDIATE next key
3
Q
Whole step
A
-distance between one key on the piano and two key away/two keys away from the written note- black key to another black key, white key to another white key
4
Q
Tetrachord
A
-chord( group of notes) with four pitches in it
5
Q
Major scale
A
-two tetrachords put together
6
Q
Fortissimo
A
play very loudly
7
Q
Natural
A
-Symbol that means to play the white key of that pitch (G# black keym Gb black key, G natural white key)
8
Q
Key signature: key of C & G major
A
-Key of C major- there are no sharps and n flats in this key
-Key of G major- 1 sharp, F#
