Unit 4

Question 1

2/4 Time Signature

Answer 1

there are 2 beats in each measure and a quarter note is worth one beat

Question 2

Staccato

Answer 2

a dot under or over the notes, play these notes very short.

Question 3

Flat

Answer 3

A lower pitch

Question 4

Half step

Answer 4

the distance between any two adjacent keys, white or black

Question 5

Whole step

Answer 5

The distance between any two pitches that are TWO half steps apart

Question 6

Tetrachord

Answer 6

a series of four notes separated by three intervals.

Question 7

Major scale

Answer 7

to the seventh scale degrees of a major scale are called major

Question 8

Fortissimo

Answer 8

A marking that combines the two terms, fortissimo (loud), and piano (soft)

Question 9

Blues progression

Answer 9

one of the most prominent chord progressions in popular music.

Question 10

Natural

Answer 10

when the letter-name note (A, B, C, D, E, F, or G) is not modified by flats or sharps from a key signature or an accidental.

Question 11

Key signature

Answer 11

C major consists of pitches C,D,E,F,G,A and B. G major shows the sharps and flats of a particular key.

Question 12

Syncopated notes

Answer 12

most often by stressing an off-beat, or a note that is not on the beat