unit 4

Question 1

2/4 Time Signature

Answer 1

Top number-2 beats per measure
Bottom number-quarter note is worth 1 beat

Question 2

Staccato

Answer 2

Quick, sharp play a note

Question 3

Flat

Answer 3

half a step lower

Question 4

half step

Answer 4

half of a one note difference between two notes

Question 5

whole step

Answer 5

a whole note difference between two notes

Question 6

tetrachord

Answer 6

series of 4 consecutive notes

Question 7

major scale

Answer 7

a scale in any key consisting of a pattern of “whole whole half whole whole whole half”

Question 8

fortissimo

Answer 8

very loud

Question 9

blues progression

Answer 9

4 measures of the 1 chord
2 measures of the 4 chord.
2 measures of the 1 chord.
1 measure of the 5^7 chord.
1 measure of the 4 chord.
2 measures of the 1 chord

Question 10

natural

Answer 10

without a sharp or a flat

Question 11

key signature

Answer 11

C Major Notes (All Natural): C D E F G A B C (Octave)
G Major Notes (1 Sharp at F): G A B C D E F# G (Octave)

Question 12

syncopated note

Answer 12

notes played between main beats in the measured and held across beats