Unit 4 flash cards

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

Dot under/over the note play these notes very short

Question 3

Flat

Answer 3

Symbol that occurs before a note play this note one key to the left

Question 4

Half step

Answer 4

Distance between a key on the piano and the immediate next key

Question 5

Whole step

Answer 5

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

Question 6

Tetrachord

Answer 6

Chord with four pitches

Question 7

Major scale

Answer 7

Two tetrachords put together (4+4=8)

Question 8

Fortissimo

Answer 8

Two lowercase letter (ff) Which means play very loudly

Question 9

Natural

Answer 9

Symbol that mean to play the white key of that pitch (# black key, gb black key, G natural white key)

Question 10

Key signature: key of C & G major

Answer 10

Key of C Major- no sharp and no flats in this key
Key of G major-1 sharp, F#

Question 11

Syncopated notes

Answer 11

Notes that occur on non-strong/weak beats