Maggie's Music Grade 1 Game

Question 1

Answer 1

interval of a 2nd – line to space or space to line

Question 2

Answer 2

interval of a 3rd – line to line or space to space

Question 3

Answer 3

interval of a 5th – space to space or line to line

Question 4

8ve

Answer 4

octave - 8 note interval (same letters)

Question 5

a tempo

Answer 5

in time

Question 6

accelerando (or accel.)

Answer 6

gradually getting quicker

Question 7

Answer 7

accent - a sign placed over/under note

Question 8

Answer 8

accidentals

Question 9

adagio

Answer 9

slow

Question 10

allegretto

Answer 10

fairly quick (but not as quick as allegro)

Question 11

allegro

Answer 11

quick (literally ‘cheerful’)

Question 12

andante

Answer 12

at a medium (‘walking’) speed

Question 13

Answer 13

bar line - divides several notes into bars

Question 14

Answer 14

bass clef

Question 15

Answer 15

beam – line(s) joining flagged notes (replaces the flags)

Question 16

cantabile

Answer 16

in a singing style

Question 17

Answer 17

common time - same as:

4

4

Question 18

Answer 18

crescendo - gradually getting louder

Question 19

crescendo (or cresc.)

Answer 19

gradually getting louder

Question 20

Answer 20

crotchet note - 1 count

Question 21

Answer 21

crotchet rest - 1 count rest

Question 22

Question 23

Da Capo (D.C.) al fine

Answer 23

play again from the ‘start’ then play to the ‘end’

Question 24

da capo (or D.C.)

Answer 24

repeat from the beginning

Question 25

Dal Segno (D.S.)

Answer 25

go back and play again from the sign

Question 26

Answer 26

decrescendo - gradually getting quieter

Question 27

decrescendo (or decresc.)

Answer 27

gradually getting quieter

Question 28

diminuendo (or dim.)

Answer 28

gradually getting quieter

Question 29

dolce

Answer 29

sweet

Question 30

Answer 30

dotted minim note = 3 counts i.e. 2 + 1, (dot = ½ of note)

Question 31

Answer 31

dotted minim rest (rest plus dot) - 3 counts

Question 32

Answer 32

double bar line - end of music

Question 33

dynamics

Answer 33

loud, quiet, etc. | (symbols - ff, f, mf, mp, p, pp)

Question 34

f (= forte)

Answer 34

loud

Question 35

Answer 35

pause or wait (‘fermata’) - over/under note

Question 36

ff (= fortissimo)

Answer 36

very loud

Question 37

fine, al fine

Answer 37

the end, to the end

Question 38

Answer 38

flag

Question 39

Answer 39

flat - sign placed before note on the stave

Question 40

Answer 40

forte - loud

Question 41

Answer 41

fortissimo

Question 42

harmonic interval

Answer 42

interval of 2 notes played together at the same time

Question 43

interval

Answer 43

the distance between two notes

Question 44

key note

Answer 44

the name of the first note in a scale

Question 45

Answer 45

key signature - at the start of each stave

Question 46

legato

Answer 46

smoothly

Question 47

Answer 47

ledger line - for notes above and below the stave

Question 48

major scale

Answer 48

8 notes with this formula of tone / semitone: T T S T T T S

Question 49

melodic interval

Answer 49

interval between two notes, played one after other

Question 50

Answer 50

72 crotchet beats per min. – Maelzel Metronome

Question 51

Answer 51

mezzo forte - moderately loud (‘half’ loud)

Question 52

mf (= mezzo forte)

Answer 52

moderately loud (literally ‘half’ loud)

Question 53

Answer 53

minim note - 2 counts

Question 54

Answer 54

minim rest - rest sits on middle line

Question 55

moderato

Answer 55

moderately (allegro moderato: moderately quick)

Question 56

Answer 56

mezzo piano - moderately quiet (literally ‘half’ quiet)

Question 57

mp (= mezzo piano)

Answer 57

moderately quiet (literally ‘half’ quiet)

Question 58

Answer 58

natural - sign placed before note on stave

Question 59

Answer 59

octave – interval of 8 notes apart (same letter)

Question 60

Answer 60

play notes an octave above (a)

Question 61

Answer 61

play notes an octave below (b)

Question 62

p (= piano)

Answer 62

quiet

Question 63

Answer 63

sustain pedal (holds the dampers away from strings)

Question 64

Answer 64

pianissimo - very quiet

Question 65

Answer 65

piano - quiet (soft sound)

Question 66

pitch

Answer 66

sound of note (e.g. higher or lower pitch)

Question 67

poco (a poco)

Answer 67

little (by little)

Question 68

pp (= pianissimo)

Answer 68

very quiet

Question 69

Answer 69

quaver note - 1/2 count

Question 70

Answer 70

quaver rest - 1/2 count rest

Question 71

rallentando (or rall.)

Answer 71

gradually getting slower

Question 72

Answer 72

repeat signs - play between signs, or from the beginning

Question 73

ritardando (or ritard. or rit.)

Answer 73

gradually getting slower

Question 74

ritenuto | (ritten.)

Answer 74

hold back the note (quickly slow down)

Question 75

Answer 75

semibreve note - 4 counts

Question 76

Answer 76

semibreve rest - 4 counts (or whole bar)

Question 77

Answer 77

semiquaver notes - 1/4 count

Question 78

Answer 78

semiquaver rest - 1/4 count rest

Question 79

semitone

Answer 79

interval from one note to the next physical note (S)

Question 80

Answer 80

sharp - sign placed before a note on stave

Question 81

Answer 81

sign

Question 82

Answer 82

slur

Question 83

Answer 83

staccato note - play detached (dot is placed over or under)

Question 84

staccato (or stacc.)

Answer 84

detached

Question 85

stave

Answer 85

5 lines that music notes are written on

Question 86

Answer 86

stem

Question 87

Answer 87

tie

Question 88

time signature

Answer 88

number of beats in a bar, and what note has 1 beat

Question 89

tone

Answer 89

interval from one letter to 2 physical notes away (T)

Question 90

Answer 90

Tonic Triad - three notes- 1st, 3rd and 5th notes

Question 91

Answer 91

treble clef

Question 92

Answer 92

repeat same note - interval of a “unison”