Post on 19-Jan-2016
Music MastersLevel 4-5
Notes & Rests
quarter note1 beat
or
eighth notes½ beat each
half note2 beats
whole note4 beats
dotted half note3 beats
sixteenth notes¼ beat each
dotted quarter note
1 ½ beats
triplets1/3 beat each
3
syncopation(syn-co-pa)
quarter rest1 silent beat
whole rest4 silent beats
half rest2 silent beats
eighth rest
½ silent beat
Music Symbols & Vocabulary
treble clef
bass clef
staff
bar lines
measures
2
4 time signatures ormeter signatures
3
4
4
4
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repeat signs
<accent
tempo
the speed of music
D.C.
Da capo
go back to the beginning
end
Fine
D. S.
Da Segno
go back to the sign
the sign
S
coda sign
first and second ending
1. 2.
a musical sentence
phrase
f
b
h
ermata
ird’s eye
old
flatlowers the pitch ½ step
sharpraises the pitch ½ step
#
naturalcancels out the sharps or flats
Pentatonic Scale5-tone scale
Dynamics
ppianosoft
fforteloud
pianissimo
pp
very soft
fortissimo
ff
very loud
mezzopiano
mp
medium soft
mf
mezzofortemedium loud
crescendogetting louder
decrescendogetting softer
Form
Name the Form
A B
Name the Form
A
Remember, each set of shapes represent a new song so you alwaysstart over with A.
B C
Name the Form
A A B
Name the Form
A A B B
Rondo Form
A A A AB C D
Voicings
soprano
high-pitched women’s (or boys unchanged voice)
alto
low-pitched women’s (or boys unchanged voice)
tenor
high-pitched men’s voice
bass
low-pitched men’s voice
Tempo Terms
allegro
very fast
moderato
medium speed
andante
medium slow
largo
very slow
accelerando(acc.)
getting faster
ritardando(rit.)
getting slower
Study hard for your test
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unisonone sound,
all voices singing or playing the same thing
harmony
two or more different pitches sounding at the same time