Chapter 1 Flashcards
(50 cards)
The highness or lowness of sound
Pitch
T/F
Sound is created by sound waves
True
The rate of vibration of sound waves
Frequency
T/F
The faster vibration = the higher the pitch
The lower the vibration = the lower the pitch
True
When a pitch consistently vibrates at the same speed
Tone
We refer to tones with letter names
A-G
True
Accidentals
Sharps and flats
Move up a half step
Sharp
- number symbol
Flats
A whole step is how many half steps
Two
Flats
Move down a half step
when two notes have different letter names but sound the exact same
Enharmonic equivalents
b
Flat symbol
A# and Bb
Enharmonic equivalent
music is notated on five lines and four spaces called what
A staff
Which sign is also known as the G clef because the clef sign wraps around the G?
The treble clef
From the bottom up the spaces spell this on treble clef
FACE
the lines on the treble clef spell this
EGBDF
Every good boy does fine
also known as the F clef because the symbol starts on the F line and the dots are on either side of the F line
Bass clef
The spaces on the bass clef spell this
ACEG
All cows eat grass
The lines on the bass clef spell this
GBDFA
Good boy does fine always
To extend the staff up or down add these individual lines
Ledger lines
The distance between two tones is called
An interval
The interval of the eighth is called
An octave
