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What is a quarter note?
What is a quarter note?
- 2 beats
- 1 beat (correct)
- 4 beats
- 1/2 beat
What is the duration of a half note?
What is the duration of a half note?
- 2 beats (correct)
- 1 beat
- 4 beats
- 1/2 beat
How long does an eighth note last?
How long does an eighth note last?
- 1 beat
- 1/2 beat (correct)
- 1/4 beat
- 2 beats
What is the value of a sixteenth note?
What is the value of a sixteenth note?
What is the duration of a whole note?
What is the duration of a whole note?
How many beats of silence does a half rest represent?
How many beats of silence does a half rest represent?
What is a whole rest?
What is a whole rest?
What is the value of an eighth rest?
What is the value of an eighth rest?
What does a dotted note do?
What does a dotted note do?
What does 'repeat' mean in musical terms?
What does 'repeat' mean in musical terms?
What does a fermata indicate?
What does a fermata indicate?
What does a sharp do to a note?
What does a sharp do to a note?
What is the effect of a flat on a note?
What is the effect of a flat on a note?
What does a natural symbol do?
What does a natural symbol do?
What is the treble clef also known as?
What is the treble clef also known as?
What does the base clef signify?
What does the base clef signify?
What does the top number of a time signature indicate?
What does the top number of a time signature indicate?
What does the bottom number of a time signature specify?
What does the bottom number of a time signature specify?
What does 'fortissimo' refer to in dynamics?
What does 'fortissimo' refer to in dynamics?
What does 'mezzoforte' mean?
What does 'mezzoforte' mean?
What does 'piano' indicate in music?
What does 'piano' indicate in music?
What does 'forte' signify?
What does 'forte' signify?
What does 'crescendo' mean in music?
What does 'crescendo' mean in music?
What does 'decrescendo' mean?
What does 'decrescendo' mean?
What does 'allegro' mean in musical terms?
What does 'allegro' mean in musical terms?
What does 'andante' refer to?
What does 'andante' refer to?
What does 'adagio' signify?
What does 'adagio' signify?
What does 'rit.' indicate?
What does 'rit.' indicate?
What does 'accel.' mean?
What does 'accel.' mean?
What does 'a tempo' mean?
What does 'a tempo' mean?
How do you find the name of a key signature for sharps?
How do you find the name of a key signature for sharps?
How do you find the name of a key signature for flats?
How do you find the name of a key signature for flats?
What is a multi-measure rest?
What is a multi-measure rest?
What are beamed notes?
What are beamed notes?
What does the time signature top number represent?
What does the time signature top number represent?
What does the time signature bottom number indicate?
What does the time signature bottom number indicate?
What does 'D.C.' stand for?
What does 'D.C.' stand for?
What does 'D.S.' mean?
What does 'D.S.' mean?
What is a segno?
What is a segno?
What does coda mean?
What does coda mean?
What do simile marks indicate?
What do simile marks indicate?
What does 'ottava alta (8va)' mean?
What does 'ottava alta (8va)' mean?
What does 'quindicesima alta (15ma)' signify?
What does 'quindicesima alta (15ma)' signify?
What is an appoggiatura?
What is an appoggiatura?
What is an acciaccatura?
What is an acciaccatura?
What does staccato mean?
What does staccato mean?
What is a slur?
What is a slur?
What is a chord?
What is a chord?
What is an arpeggiated chord?
What is an arpeggiated chord?
What is Glissando/Portamento?
What is Glissando/Portamento?
What is a tie in music?
What is a tie in music?
What is a metronome mark?
What is a metronome mark?
What does common time mean?
What does common time mean?
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Study Notes
Note Values
- Quarter Note: Represents 1 beat.
- Half Note: Represents 2 beats.
- Eighth Note: Represents 1/2 beat.
- Sixteenth Note: Represents 1/4 beat.
- Whole Note: Represents 4 beats.
Rests
- Half Rest: Indicates 2 beats of silence.
- Whole Rest: Indicates 4 beats of silence.
- Eighth Rest: Indicates 1/2 beat of silence.
- Quarter Rest: Indicates 1 beat of silence.
Notation Modifiers
- Dotted Note: Increases note value by 50%.
- Sharp: Raises a note by a half step.
- Flat: Lowers a note by a half step.
- Natural: Cancels previous sharps or flats.
Clefs
- Treble Clef: Indicates G note, used for higher pitches.
- Bass Clef: Indicates F note, used for lower pitches.
Time Signature
- Top Number: Specifies beats per measure.
- Bottom Number: Indicates which note receives one beat.
Dynamics
- ff: Fortissimo, very loud.
- mf: Mezzoforte, moderately loud.
- p: Piano, soft.
- f: Forte, loud.
- mp: Mezzopiano, moderately soft.
- pp: Pianissimo, very soft.
- Crescendo: Gradually increasing volume.
- Decrescendo: Gradually decreasing volume.
Tempo Markings
- Allegro: Lively pace.
- Andante: Walking speed.
- Adagio: Slow and solemn.
- Ritardando (rit.): Gradual decrease in tempo.
- Accelerando (accel.): Gradual increase in tempo.
- A Tempo: Return to original speed.
Key Signatures
- For Sharps: Name is the note above the last sharp.
- For Flats: Name is the second to last flat.
Rests and Repeats
- Multi-measure Rest: Indicates number of measures to rest.
- Beamed Notes: Indicates rhythmic grouping, often 8th or 16th notes.
- D.C. (Da Capo): Repeat from the beginning.
- D.S. (Dal Segno): Repeat from the sign.
- Segno: Symbol marking the start or end of a repeat.
- Coda: Forward jump to the ending passage after a repeat.
Articulation
- Appoggiatura: First half of the note's duration matches the pitch of a grace note.
- Acciaccatura: Very short note that precedes a longer note.
- Staccato: Notes played short and detached.
- Slur: Smoothly connect the notes without breaks.
- Tie: Combine two or more notes into one with total time value.
Chords
- Chord: Combination of several notes played together.
- Arpeggiated Chord: Notes played in rapid succession, usually ascending.
Special Techniques
- Glissando/Portamento: Smooth continuous slide between two notes.
Metronome
- Metronome Mark: Specifies beats per minute for a corresponding note.
Common Time
- Common Time: Identified as 4/4 time signature.
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