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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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Note Head
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Stem
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Flag
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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