Music Fundamentals EOC Review

Music Fundamentals

• Dynamics refer to the volume of music, including terms such as forte (loud), piano (soft), mezzoforte (moderately loud), and pianissimo (very soft).
• Crescendo indicates a gradual increase in volume.

Musical Texture

• Musical texture refers to the density of music, ranging from thin (few musical lines) to thick (multiple musical lines).

Musical Expression

• Musical expression involves performing with a personal response and emotional connection to the music.

Articulations

• Articulations are symbols that indicate how to attack a note, such as staccato (short and detached), accent (emphasized), and marcato (short and emphasized).

Tempo

• Tempo refers to the speed of music, with terms such as allegro (fast) and largo (slow).

Timbre

• Timbre refers to the unique tone color of an instrument, piece of music, or voice.

Counting & Rhythm Identification

• Be able to count simple rhythms that include quarter notes, eighth notes, half notes, and 16th notes, as well as rests.

Note Names

• Be able to identify note names in both the bass clef and treble clef.

Piano

• The left hand plays the bass clef, while the right hand plays the treble clef.
• Each finger of each hand is assigned a number, with the thumb being 1, index finger being 2, middle finger being 3, ring finger being 4, and pinky finger being 5.
• Enharmonics refer to the concept that each note has two names, with the second name being called the enharmonic.
• A chord is played when a musician plays three or more notes at the same time.
• A triad is a three-note chord consisting of the root, 3rd, and 5th intervals.