unit 2 Flashcards
jaja
Quarter rest
Note played for 1 beat of silence
4/4 time signature
Time signature that shows that there will be 4 beats in each measure and a quarter note is one
beat
Melodic intervals (unison to octave)
Describes distance between two pitches that are played after one another
Harmonic intervals (unison to octave)
Describes distance between two pitches that are played together
Piano
cursive p, tells musician to play at soft volume
Mezzo forte
cursive mf, tells musician to play at a medium-loud volume
forte
Described by a cursive f, tells musician to play at a loud volume
C major primary chords: C, G7, F and chord symbols
c major c,e,g
g7 chord g,b,d,f
f major f,a,c
Half rest
Note played for 2 beats of silence
Tied notes
Shown by a curved line connecting two notes of the same pitch, tells musician to hold note for
the duration of both notes combined
3/4 time signature
Time signature that describes three beats per measure quarter note gets one beat
Dotted half note
Note played for 3 beats of sound
Slurs
Shown by a curved line connecting two or more different note, tells musician to play notes with
no silence in between
Pick up note/anacrusis
Notes that begin before the first measure of a piece