H7 Festivals Flashcards
(33 cards)
What does a sharp note?
It highers the tone half a pitch
What does a flat note?
It lowers the tone half a pitch
Staccato (dot under the note)
The notes are played short
Legato (bow under the notes)
Notes are played slurred
Accent (> on each note)
Each note is accentuated
Whole note
4 beats
Half note
2 beats
Quarter note
1 beat
Eighth note
Half a beat
Sixteenth note
Quarter beat
Whole rest ( - under the line )
4 beats
Half rest ( - above the line)
2 beats
Quarter rest ( / )
1 beat
Eighth rest (*/)
Half a beat
Sixteenth rest ( **/)
Quarter beat
P
Piano - soft
Mf
Mezzo forte - moderately loud
F
Forte - loud
Ff
Fortissimo - very loud
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Crescendo - gradually louder
>
Decrescendo - gradually softer
What is a triplet
Three notes that are played in the same amount of time two notes are usually played
Playing clean
Without effects
Distortion
Makes everything sound rough around the edges