Unit Four: Expanding the Five Finger Position, The Key of C Major, The Key of G Major

Question 1

What does 2/4 Time Signature
mean?

Answer 1

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

Question 2

What does Staccato mean?

Answer 2

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

Question 3

What does Flat mean?

Answer 3

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

Question 4

What’s a 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 note- 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 the Major Scale?

Answer 7

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

Question 8

What does Fortissimo mean?

Answer 8

Plays very loudly

Question 9

What does Natural mean?

Answer 9

Symbol that means to play the white key of that pitch

Question 10

What are Syncopated notes?

Answer 10

Notes that occur on non-strong/weak beats

Question 11

What is Key signature: key of C & G major?

Answer 11

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