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20 Cards in this Set
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What is meter?
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organizing pattern of strong and weak beats
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What is a natural?
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a symbol that cancels a flat or sharp. Just play the white key that is named.
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What is an interval?
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distance (how far) in pitch between two tones (2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th)
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What is a time (meter) signature?
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A symbol placed at the beginning of a piece. The BOTTOM number tells WHAT KIND of note gets one beat and the
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What is a sharp?
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a symbol that tells a performer to play the very next key higher. (right)
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What is a measure?
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the distance from one bar line to the next
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What is a flat?
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a symbol that tells performer to play the very next key lower (left)
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Where do you find a double bar line?
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at the end of a piece.
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What is a keynote?
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the first pitch (degree) of a scale
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What does a tie do?
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Connects notes of the SAME pitch.
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What does it mean when you see a dot above or below a note?
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It means "staccato"- to play the note quickly.
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What does a slur do?
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Connects notes of a DIFFERENT pitch
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What does forte (f) mean?
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loud
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What does piano (p) mean?
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soft
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What is a whole step?
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two half steps (skip a key)
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What is a half step?
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the distance from one key to the very next key
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What does legato mean?
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to play in a smooth and connected manner
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What is a scale?
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pitches arranged in alphabetical order, beginning from any one of the seven musical letters
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What is a major scale?
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a scale made up of whole and half steps used in this order:
WWHWWWH |
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What is a key signature?
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a sharp or flat placed after the clef sign on each staff to tell the tone (pitch) center
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