Music Theory Grades1-3 Flash Cards

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Title: Music Theory Grades1-3
Description: This set contains musical theory terms that a music student in grades 1-3 would be expected to know.
Number of Cards: 20
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Author: jljones17
Created: 2001-12-20
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    • Question
    • Answer
    • Side 3
    • What is meter?
    • organizing pattern of strong and weak beats
    • What is a natural?
    • a symbol that cancels a flat or sharp. Just play the white key that is named.
    • What is an interval?
    • distance (how far) in pitch between two tones (2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th)
    • What is a time (meter) signature?
    • A symbol placed at the beginning of a piece. The BOTTOM number tells WHAT KIND of note gets one beat and the

      TOP number tells HOW MANY beats are in every measure.
    • What is a sharp?
    • a symbol that tells a performer to play the very next key higher. (right)
    • What is a measure?
    • the distance from one bar line to the next
    • What is a flat?
    • a symbol that tells performer to play the very next key lower (left)
    • Where do you find a double bar line?
    • at the end of a piece.
    • What is a keynote?
    • the first pitch (degree) of a scale
    • What does a tie do?
    • Connects notes of the SAME pitch.
    • What does it mean when you see a dot above or below a note?
    • It means "staccato"- to play the note quickly.
    • What does a slur do?
    • Connects notes of a DIFFERENT pitch
    • What does forte (f) mean?
    • loud
    • What does piano (p) mean?
    • soft
    • What is a whole step?
    • two half steps (skip a key)
    • What is a half step?
    • the distance from one key to the very next key
    • What does legato mean?
    • to play in a smooth and connected manner
    • What is a scale?
    • pitches arranged in alphabetical order, beginning from any one of the seven musical letters
    • What is a major scale?
    • a scale made up of whole and half steps used in this order:

      WWHWWWH
    • What is a key signature?
    • a sharp or flat placed after the clef sign on each staff to tell the tone (pitch) center