Unit 4 vocab

Question 1

2/4 Time Signature

Answer 1

A time signature indicating that there are two beats per
measure, with a quarter note receiving one beat.

Question 2

Staccato

Answer 2

A musical articulation indicating that notes should be played with a short, detached sound.

Question 3

Flat

Answer 3

A symbol indicating that a note should be lowered by a half step in pitch.

Question 4

Half step

Answer 4

The smallest interval in Western music, representing the distance between two adjacent keys on a piano keyboard.

Question 5

Whole step

Answer 5

An interval in Western music equal to two half steps or the
distance of two adjacent keys with one key in between on a piano keyboard.

Question 6

Tetrachord

Answer 6

A series of four consecutive notes within a scale.

Question 7

Major scale

Answer 7

A diatonic scale consisting of seven notes and an eighth note that duplicates the first an octave higher, characterized by a specific pattern of whole and half steps.

Question 8

Fortissimo

Answer 8

A dynamic marking indicating that a passage of music should be played very loudly.

Question 9

Blues progression

Answer 9

A chord progression commonly used in blues music, typically consisting of three chords played in a specific order.

Question 10

Natural

Answer 10

A symbol used in music notation to cancel a previous sharp or flat and return a note to its natural pitch.

Question 11

Key signature: key of C & G major

Answer 11

The set of sharp or flat symbols placed at the beginning of a staff indicating the key in which the music is written, for C major there are no sharps or flats, and for G major, there is one sharp (F#).

Question 12

Syncopated notes

Answer 12

Notes that are accented or emphasized on off-beats or
weak beats, creating rhythmic interest and often a feeling of anticipation