6th Grade Vocabulary

Question 1

Beat

Answer 1

The steady pulse of the music.

Question 2

Rest

Answer 2

Silence in music

Question 3

Quarter Note

Answer 3

Worth one beat of music

Question 4

Quarter Rest

Answer 4

Worth one beat of silence

Question 5

Half Note

Answer 5

Worth two beats of music

Question 6

Half Rest

Answer 6

Worth two beats of silence

Question 7

Whole Note

Answer 7

Worth four beats of music

Question 8

Dotted Half Note

Answer 8

3 beats of sound

Question 9

Whole Rest

Answer 9

An entire measure of silence

Question 10

Clef

Answer 10

This symbol tells us which notes are which on the lines and spaces of the staff

Question 11

Time signature

Answer 11

Tells us how many beats in a measure and what type of note gets one beat

Question 12

4/4 Time Signature

Answer 12

4 beats per measure, quarter note or rest gets one beat

Question 13

Music Staff

Answer 13

The 5 lines and 4 spaces we place notes on

Question 14

Measure

Answer 14

The space between two bar lines

Question 15

Bar Line

Answer 15

Divides the staff into measures

Question 16

Double bar line

Answer 16

Indicates the end of the song

Question 17

Repeat Sign

Answer 17

Play the song again

Question 18

Pizzicato

Answer 18

Pluck the string

Question 19

Arco

Answer 19

Bow the string

Question 20

Down Bow

Answer 20

Pull the bow (to the right)

Question 21

Up Bow

Answer 21

Push the bow (to the left)

Question 22

Bow Lift

Answer 22

Pick up the bow and return it to its starting point

Question 23

Rosin

Answer 23

Tree sap rubbed onto the bow hair to help it stick to the string

Question 24

Tempo

Answer 24

The speed of the music

Question 25

Allegro

Answer 25

Fast, happy tempo

Question 26

Moderato

Answer 26

Medium tempo

Question 27

Andante

Answer 27

Slower, walking tempo

Question 28

Dynamics

Answer 28

The volume of the music

Question 29

Forte

Answer 29

Strong/loud

Question 30

Piano

Answer 30

Soft/quiet

Question 31

Ledger Lines

Answer 31

Extend the music staff higher or lower

Question 32

Key Signature

Answer 32

Tells us what notes to play with sharps or flats throughout the piece

Question 33

Common Time

Answer 33

Same as 4/4 time signature

Question 34

Natural Sign

Answer 34

A sign that cancels a flat or sharp and remains in effect for the entire measure

Question 35

Natural Note

Answer 35

A note without a sharp or flat

Question 36

Half Step

Answer 36

The smallest possible distance between two notes

Question 37

Whole steps

Answer 37

Two half steps combined

Question 38

Arpeggio

Answer 38

A chord whose pitches are played one at a time

Question 39

Upbeat (or pickup note/notes)

Answer 39

A note (or notes) that appear before the first full measure

Question 40

Slur

Answer 40

A curved line that connects two or more different pitches

Question 41

Tie

Answer 41

A curved line that connects notes of the same pitch. Combines the rhythm into one sound.

Question 42

Scale

Answer 42

Notes that are played forward or backward in order, one step at a time.