Piano final Flashcards
Numbering hands
Thumb is one
Note
A note in music makes sound and has a note head
Rest
Is silent, no note head
Whole note
O
- 4 beats
Dotted half note
- 3 beats
Half note with dot
Half note
2 beats
Quarter notes
1 beat
Eight note
1/2 beats
Whole rest
4 silent beats
Upside down hat
Half rest
2 silent beats
Upside hat
Quarter rest
1 beat
Z with c
Eight rest
1/2 beats
Musical staff
5 lines
4 spaces
Pitch:
A letter A-G given to a specific frequency in music (notes on piano)
Measure
Chunk of music
Barline:
Divides up music
Double bar line
Song is over
- two lines
- one line is more thick
Repeat song
Double bar line sign with two dots in front less thick line
Dynamics:
Louds and quiets in music
P
Piano= soft
Mp
Mezzo piano: medium soft
Mf
Mezzo forte m: medium loud
f
Forte = loud
Crescendo
Gradually louder <
Diminuendo
Gradually softer
>
Treble clef
Swirl on g line
Bass clef
F clef
Grand staff
Treble clef and bass clef together
Middle c
(c4)
In middle of Grand staff
Treble clef
Lines: every good boy does fine
Space: face
Bass clef
Lines: grizzly bears don’t fear anything
Space: all cows eat grass
Tempo:
How fast or slow the beat goes
Beat:
Steady pulse in music
Rhythm:
Organization of notes and rests in music
Interval:
Space between different pitches
Harmonic:
Same time
Melodic:
Played separately
Chord:
Three or more notes played together
C-major:
C-E-G
Gt:
G-f-b
F major
F-a-c
Time signature:
- four on top of four
- top: number of beats per measure
- bottom: what note gets the beat
Slur:
Connects different notes to be played smoothly
- different lines or space
Tie:
Connects the same notes into one giant notes
- same line or space