music theory ▶︎ •၊၊||၊|။||||။၊|• 0:10 Flashcards
reading sheet music, music vocabulary & etc
what is the musical alphabet?
A B C D E F G A
what is solfege?
Do, Re, Mi, Fa, So, La, Ti, Do
what is an interval?
an interval is the distance between two notes (e.g. 5th or 2nd)
place the musical alphabet from highest to lowest
A (high), G, F, E, D, C, B, A
what is beat?
the underlying pulse of the music
place the solfege from highest to lowest
Do (high), Ti, La, So, Fa, Mi, Re, Do
what is rhythm?
patterns of long and short sounds and silences found in music.
what is tempo?
the speed of the beat
what is ostinato?
a constantly repeated pattern made throughout the music
what is repetition?
playing or using the same idea more than one time.
what is an ensemble?
a group of musicians that play together
what is a metre in music?
the groupings of the beats.
what is a bar/measure in music?
a segment of music that contains a specific number of beats.
what is the time signature?
a symbol in music notation is used to show how many beats are in a bar/measure and the length of those beats.
what is a strong beat?
an emphasized beat
what is a weak beat?
a beat with no emphasis
what is forte?
a describing word to say that the music is strong/loud
what is piano?
a describing word to say that the music is quiet/soft
what is instrumentation?
the instruments used in a piece of music
what is the length of a semibreve? (also known as whole note)
length = 4 beats
what is the length of a minim?
length = 2 beats
what is the length of a crochet?
length = 1 beat
what is the length of a quaver?
length = 1/2 beat
what does a
- semi- breve
- crochet
- minim
- quaver
look like?
(search up answer)
what is a melody?
the melody of a piece of music is the main tune you can hear. Often, it is the part of the music you sing if the piece gets stuck in your head.
what is a contour?
contour is the direction that a line takes across your music.
what is range?
vertical distance between the highest and lowest notes in a melody.
what are the characteristics of a staccato segment
playing notes that are short and crisp with a small silence between each note, staccato is indicated by a dot above or below a note. The dot’s location depends on the direction of the note’s stem.
what are the characteristics of a legato segment
playing the notes as if they flow, smoothly connected into one another, legato is indicated by a line that connects above/below the notes.
what are the characteristics of a non-legato segment
a musical direction that indicates notes should be played with breaks between them, the most commonly used segment of music in pieces.
what are the note values
they indicate how long a note should be played for in music.
sixteeth
- triplet
- eighth
- quarter
- half
what is a metronome
a device that produces a regular repeated sound like a clock, to help musicians play music at a particular speed.
what are the three types of pedals on a piano
on an acoustic piano, there are always three pedals:
- sustain pedal (right)
- sostenuto pedal (middle)
- soft pedal (left)
what are ledger lines ?
A ledger line is a short line used to extend the staff as needed for notes written above or below the Staff.
name the term used when the treble clef and bass clef are joined together by a brace and a bar line.
grand staff
what is the tonic?
the first letter in the musical alphabet
octave
the eighth letter in the musical alphabet
what is a semitone?
1 step (note) in any direction (includes flats and sharps)
tone
2 steps in any direction (includes flats & sharps)
what is the formula for a major chord?
starting note/or 1 (Tonic), Major 3rd, Perfect 5th.
what is the formula for a minor chord?
starting note/1 (Tonic) , Minor 3rd, Perfect 5th
what is this symbol? (#)
sharp symbol (notes raise 1 step)
define the term chord
2 or more notes played at the same time
what is this symbol? (b)
flat symbol (notes lower 1 step)
