Music Masters Level 4-5

Notes & Rests

quarter note 1 beat

or eighth notes ½ beat each

half note 2 beats

whole note 4 beats

dotted half note 3 beats

sixteenth notes ¼ beat each

dotted quarter note 1 ½ beats

triplets 1/3 beat each 3

syncopation (syn-co-pa)

quarter rest 1 silent beat

whole rest 4 silent beats

half rest 2 silent beats

eighth rest ½ silent beat

Music Symbols & Vocabulary

treble clef

bass clef

staff

bar lines

measures

time signatures or meter signatures

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

fbhfbh ermata ird’s eye old

flat lowers the pitch ½ step

sharp raises the pitch ½ step #

natural cancels out the sharps or flats

Pentatonic Scale 5-tone scale

Dynamics

p piano soft

f forte loud

pianissimo pp very soft

fortissimo ff very loud

mezzopiano mp medium soft

mf mezzoforte medium loud

crescendo getting louder

decrescendo getting softer

Form

Name the Form A B

A Remember, each set of shapes represent a new song so you always start over with A. B C

Name the Form A A B

A A BB

Rondo Form AAAABCD

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

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unison one sound, all voices singing or playing the same thing

harmony two or more different pitches sounding at the same time