Unit 2 Flashcards
Quarter rest
One beat of sound
4/4 time signature
Four beats per minute (top number), quarter note is worth one beat. (Bottom Number)
Melodic intervals (unison to octave)
The distance between pitches that are sounded one after another.
Harmonic intervals (unison to octave)
Two pitches of an interval are played independently unison. (Two pitches are the same pitch) 3rd, 4th , 5th , 6th , 7th
Piano
A keyboard musical instrument having wire strings that sound when struck by felt-covered hammers operated from a keyboard.
Mezzo forte
played or sung with medium loudness. used as a direction in music.
Forte
loudly or strong.
C major primary chords
C, G7, F and chord symbols
C Chord
CEG
G7 chord
BFG
F chord
CFA
Half rest
Rhythm worth 2 beats of silence.
Tied notes
Two pitches connected by a curved line-these connected pitches are the same pitch/note! Played on the piano by combining the rhythm of two pitches- quarter note tied to a quarter is played for the same length of time.
3/4 time signature
Three beats in a measure (Top number)/ Quarter note is worth one beat Bottom number.
Dotted half note
Half note with a dot after it- worth three beats of sound.
Pick up note/anacrusis
Notes/notes that occur before the first full measure. The last measure of the piece is shortened by that number of beats in the pick-up measure.
