unit 4 vocab

Question 1

Expanding the Five Finger Position

Answer 1

, The Key of C Major, The Key of G Major

Question 2

2/4 Time Signature:

Answer 2

This is a time signature indicating that there are two beats per measure, and the quarter note receives one beat

Question 3

Staccato:

Answer 3

A staccato indicates that a note should be played in a detached and distinct manner.

Question 4

Flat:

Answer 4

A flat symbol lowers the pitch of a note by a half step.

Question 5

Half step:

Answer 5

The smallest interval in Western music, equivalent to moving one key on the piano keyboard.

Question 6

Whole step:

Answer 6

An interval consisting of two half steps.

Question 7

Tetrachord:

Answer 7

A series of four notes having a pattern of whole step, whole step, half step.

Question 8

Major scale:

Answer 8

A scale consisting of a specific pattern of whole and half steps that create a bright, happy sound.

Question 9

Fortissimo

Answer 9

A dynamic marking indicating very loud.

Question 10

Blues progression:

Answer 10

A chord progression often used in blues music, typically using the I-IV-V chords of a major scale.

Question 11

Natural

Answer 11

A symbol used to cancel a sharp or flat in a key signature or measure.

Question 12

key of C & G major:

Answer 12

he key signature for C major has no sharps or flats, while the key signature for G major has one sharp (F#).

Question 13

Syncopated notes:

Answer 13

Notes that are accented or played off the main beats of the music.