Music Theory Review

Staff

Treble Clef

Bass Clef

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Bar Line

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Measure

Double Bar Line

Repeat Sign

Grand Staff

What do note values tell us?

What do note values tell us?

How long to hold a note

What kind of note is this and how many counts does it get?

Whole Note gets 4 counts

What kind of note is this and how many counts does it get?

Half Note gets 2 counts

What kind of note is this and how many counts does it get?

Quarter Notegets 1 count

What kind of note is this and how many counts does it get?

Eighth Notegets ½ count

What kind of note is this and how many counts does it get?

Sixteenth Notegets ¼ count

What kind of rest is this and how many counts does it get?

Whole Restgets 4 counts

What kind of rest is this and how many counts does it get?

Half Restgets 2 counts

What kind of rest is this and how many counts does it get?

Quarter Rest gets 1 count

What kind of rest is this and how many counts does it get?

Eighth Restgets ½ count

What kind of rest is this and how many counts does it get?

Sixteenth Restgets ¼ count

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Every Good Boy Does Fine

F A C E

Good Boys Do Fine Always

All Cows Eat Grass

What is this called?

Time Signature

What does the top number tell you?

How many beats in a measure.

What does the bottom number tell you?

Which note gets one beat.

What is Dynamics?

Dynamics:How loud or soft is

the music.

Identify and define the following Dynamic:

Identify and define the following Dynamic:

Piano - Soft

Identify and define the following Dynamic:

Identify and define the following Dynamic:

Pianissimo – Very Soft

Identify and define the following Dynamic:

Identify and define the following Dynamic:

Mezzo Piano – medium soft

Identify and define the following Dynamic:

Identify and define the following Dynamic:

Forte – Loud

Identify and define the following Dynamic:

Identify and define the following Dynamic:

Fortissimo – Very Loud

Identify and define the following Dynamic:

Identify and define the following Dynamic:

Mezzo Forte – Medium Loud

Order of Dynamics from softest to loudest:

Pianissimo (pp)- Very SoftPiano (p)- Soft

Mezzo-Piano (mp)- Medium SoftMezzo-Forte (mf)- Medium Loud

Forte (f)- LoudFortissimo (ff)- Very Loud

Identify and define the following Dynamic:

Identify and define the following Dynamic:

Crescendo: Gradually Get Louder

Identify and define the following Dynamic:

Identify and define the following Dynamic:

Decrescendo – Gradually Get Softer

What does Diminuendo mean?

What does Diminuendo mean?

Gradually get softer

Sharp:Raises a note ½

step

Flat:Lowers a note ½

step

Natural:Takes note back to the original pitch

What is an Interval?

What is an Interval?

The distance between two notes

Fermata: to hold until the

director cuts you off.

What is Tempo?

Tempo is how fast or slow the music is or the speed

of music.

Examples of Tempo:Andante, Moderato

Allegro

What does Staccato mean?

What does Staccato mean?

Short and Detached

What does Legato mean?

What does Legato mean?

Smooth and Connected

What does Intonation mean?

What does Intonation mean?

To play or sing in tune

What is a music scale?

What is a music scale?A sequence of 8 tones

What is a Chord?

What is a Chord?3 or more pitches

sounding simultaneously

What does it mean to sing in

Unison?

Unison: When 2 or more people

are playing or singing the same pitch at the same

time.

What is Harmony?

Harmony:

When 2 or more people are playing or singing different pitches at the same time.

What is a Key Signature?

What is a Key Signature?

The sharps or flats placed at the beginning of a

composition or line of music which shows the scale on which the music is based.

What is the organization of

sounds and silences across time?

Rhythm

What does compose mean?

What does compose mean?

To write music

What term means to invent music spontaneously (on

the spot)?

What term means to invent music spontaneously (on

the spot)?

Improvising

When you are evaluating a musical performance, what

are you doing?

When you are evaluating a musical performance, what are you doing?

Scoring or judging the quality of the performance

Correct posture is most important for:

Correct posture is most important for:

A musician to inhale deeply for breath support

What is Timbre?

What is Timbre?The character or quality of a sound that distinguishes one

instrument, voice or other sound source from another

What is a music Genre?

What is a Music Genre?A type or category of

music

A person who plays a musical instrument or sings, especially as a profession or is musically

talented is called a…….

A person who plays a musical instrument or sings, especially as a profession or is musically

talented is called a…….

Musician