Unit 4

Question 1

What’s a 2/4 Time Signature?

Answer 1

Top number-2 beats per measure, Bottom number- Quarter note is worth 1 beat.

Question 2

What’s a Staccato?

Answer 2

Dot under/over the note, play these notes very short.

Question 3

What’s a Flat?

Answer 3

Symbol that occurs before a note, play these notes one key to the LEFT.

Question 4

What’s an Half step?

Answer 4

Distance between a key on the piano and the IMMEDIATE next key..

Question 5

What’s a Whole step?

Answer 5

Distance between one key on the piano and two keys away/two keys away from the written notes- black key to another black key, white key to another white key USUALLY.

Question 6

What’s a Tetrachord?

Answer 6

Chord (group of notes) with four pitches in it.

Question 7

What’s a Major scale?

Answer 7

Two tetrachords put together (4+4=8).

Question 8

What’s a Fortissimo?

Answer 8

Play (FF) play very loudly.

Question 9

What’s a Natural?

Answer 9

Symbol that means to play the white key of that pitch [G#- black key, Gb-black key, G natural-white key]

Question 10

Key signature: key of C & G major

Answer 10

Key of C Major is no sharps and no flats in this key
G Major 1 sharp F#

Question 11

What are Syncopated notes?

Answer 11

Notes that occurs on non-strong or weak beats.