Music Terms

Answer 1

Treble Cleff

G Cleff

Question 2

Lines and Spaces of

Answer 3

Bass Cleff

F Cleff

Question 4

Lines and Spaces of

Answer 5

Grand Staff

Answer 6

Ledger Lines

Answer 7

Whole Note

Answer 8

Half Note

Answer 9

Quarter Note

Answer 10

Eighth Note

Answer 11

Sixteenth Note

Answer 12

Thirty-Second Note

Answer 13

Sixty-Fourth Note

Question 14

Rests

Answer 14

Silent Pulses

Question 15

Time Signature

Answer 15

Top: Number of beats per measure

Bottom: Type of note the gets the beat

Question 16

Dynamics

Answer 16

Loudness and softness

Question 17

fff

fortississimo

Answer 17

very, very loud

Question 18

ff

fortissimo

Answer 18

very loud

Question 19

f

forte

Answer 19

loud

Question 20

mf

mezzo forte

Answer 20

medium loud

Question 21

mp

mezzo piano

Answer 21

meduim soft

Question 22

p

piano

Answer 22

soft

Question 23

pp

pianissimo

Answer 23

very soft

Question 24

ppp

pianississimo

Answer 24

very, very soft

Question 25

 Crescendo

Answer 25

Gradually get louder

Question 26

 Decrescendo

Answer 26

Gradually get softer

Question 27

Tempo

Answer 27

How fast or slow

Question 28

Grave

Answer 28

Very slow

Question 29

Adagio

Answer 29

Slow

Question 30

Andante

Answer 30

halfway (walking speed)

Question 31

Moderato

Answer 31

Moderatly fast

Question 32

Allegro

Answer 32

Fast

Question 33

Presto

Answer 33

Very fast

Question 34

D.S.

Answer 34

Return to sign 

Question 35

D.C.

Answer 35

Return to beginning

Question 36

D.S. al coda

Answer 36

Return to sign until coda

Question 37

D.C. all coda

Answer 37

Return to beginning until coda

Question 38


Answer 38

Coda The ending or last part of a song

Question 39


Answer 39

the dot adds half the value to the note or rest

Question 40

 Staccato

Answer 40

Detached or seperated articulation

Question 41

Legato

Answer 41

Smooth and connected articulation

Question 42

Slur 

Answer 42

Connects notes of different pitch

Question 43

Tie 

Answer 43

Connects notes of the same pitch

Question 44

A cappella

Answer 44

voices only

Question 45

Meter

Answer 45

Time signature

Question 46

Ritardando rit.

Answer 46

Gradually slow down

Question 47

Acceleradno accel.

Answer 47

Gradually speed up

Question 48

Phrase

Answer 48

Groups of notes like a sentence

Question 49

Bar lines

Answer 49

Vertical lines on the staff used to divide music in metrical units

Question 50

Measures

Answer 50

The distance between bar lines

Question 51

Duration

Answer 51

Length of time a note or rest takes

Question 52

 Fermata

Answer 52

Hold the note and watch the conductor

Question 53

Natural 

Answer 53

Cancels any sharps or flats

Question 54

Sharp 

Answer 54

Raises the pitch a half step

Question 55

Flat 

Answer 55

Lowers the pitch a half step

Question 56

Accidentals

Answer 56

Sharps, flats, and naturals in music

Question 57

Key Signature

Answer 57

Sharps or flats at the beginning of each staff; tells us which note is "do"

Question 58

Unison unis.

Answer 58

All sing one part

Question 59

Voicing SATB SSATBB

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Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass Soprano, Soprano II, Alto, Tenor, Baritone, Bass

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Answer 60

repeat

Question 61

Accent 

Answer 61

Note is stressed or emphasized

Question 62

Tacet

Answer 62

Dont Sing

Question 63

Tutti

Answer 63

All Sing

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Common time 

Answer 64

4/4

Question 65

Cut Time 

Answer 65

2/2

Question 66

Pick-up

Answer 66

A note of a song that starts before the barline

Question 67

Tactus

Answer 67

Basic beat or pulse of the song

Question 68

Syncopation

Answer 68

Weak beats accented

Question 69

Enharmonic

Answer 69

Notes or chords that sound the same but are written and spelled differently.

Question 70

Interval

Answer 70

The distance between two notes

Question 71

Whole-step interval

Answer 71

Major 2nd

Question 72

Half-step Interval

Answer 72

Minor 2nd

Question 73

Senza

Answer 73

Without

Question 74

Tenuto 

Answer 74

full value

Question 75

Name for a musical work

Answer 75

Composition