Unit 4 Vocabulary

Question 1

What is the 2/4 Time Signature?

Answer 1

Top number – 2 beats per measure, Bottom number – quarter note is worth 1 beat.

Question 2

What is a Staccato?

Answer 2

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

Question 3

What is a Flat?

Answer 3

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

Question 4

What is a Half Step?

Answer 4

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

Question 5

What is a Whole Step?

Answer 5

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

Question 6

What is a Tetrachord?

Answer 6

Chord (group of notes) with four pitches in it

Question 7

What is a Major Scale?

Answer 7

Two tetra chords put together (4 + 4 = 8)

Question 8

What does Fortissimo mean?

Answer 8

Play very loudly.

Question 9

What is 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

What are the Flats and Sharps in the C Major and G Major Keys?

Answer 10

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

Question 11

What are Syncopated Notes?

Answer 11

Notes that occur on non-strong/weak beats.