units 5 Flashcards
staccato
with each note sharply detached or separated from the others.
2/4 time signature
2 beats in each measure and a quarter note receives one count
Charles Hanon
a French piano pedagogue and composer. He is best known for his work The Virtuoso Pianist in 60 Exercises
Dotted Quarter Notes
A dotted quarter note equals 1½ beats.
D. C. al Fine
Repeat from beginning to the end,
Primary chords of G major: G, D7, C & chord symbols
G-GBD (G symbol)
D7-F#CD (D7 symbol)
C-GCE (C symbol)
Sharp
Symbol=#, raises a pitch/note by one key to the RIGHT
Pick up note/anacrusis
Note/notes that occur before the first full measure. The last measure of the pieces is shortened by that number of beats in the pick-up measure!
Harmonic intervals (unison to octave)
the interval between two notes on the same line or space is called a “unison,” not a “first,” and notes eight lines and spaces apart are said to be an “octave,” not an “eighth.”
Melodic intervals (unison to octave)
the interval between two notes on the same line or space is called a “unison,” not a “first,” and notes eight lines and spaces apart are said to be an “octave,” not an “eighth.”