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| Four Basic Properties of Sound |
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| Pitch, Dynamics, Tone Color, Duration |
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| How high or low the the sound |
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| How loud or soft the sound |
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| Musical tones that have regular predictable pulses (singable) |
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| Noise-like sounds have irregular, unpredictable pulses (not singable) |
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| Four pitch labels in order (highest to lowest) |
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| Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass |
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| Dynamic labels in order (softest to loudest) |
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| Pianissimo, Piano, Mezzo Piano, Mezzo Forte, Forte, Fortissimo |
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| emphasize a note by playing it louder |
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| Flute, Clarinet, Oboe, Bassoon |
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| Trumpet, Horn, Trombone, Tuba |
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| Violin, Viola, Cello, Bass, Harp |
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| Snare Drum, Timpani, Bass Drum, Xylophone, Glockenspiel, Chimes, Cymbals, Tambourine, Tam-Tam |
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| Sixteenth Note carries... |
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| Combination of long and short notes |
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| One central pitch of a piece that all the pitches gravitate towards |
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| The distance between the notes |
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| A series of eight pitches arranged in a pattern of half and whole steps |
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| Eight consecutive pitches with half steps between 3 & 4 and 7 & 8 |
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| Eight consecutive pitches with half steps between 2 & 3 and 5 & 6 |
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| First degree of the scale |
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| Fifth degree of the scale |
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| Five lines with four spaces which notes are written on |
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| Raises the note one half step |
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| From one note to the very next |
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| Lowers the note one half step |
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| Cancels the sharp or flat |
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| Groups of flats or sharps placed at the beginning of the staff |
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| Key Signature indicates... |
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1) Notes to be altered
2) Key or tonality of the piece or section |
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| Tempo Markings (from slowest to fastest) |
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| Largo, Adagio, Andante, Moderato, Allegro, Vivace |
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| Tune or series of single notes that add up to a recognizable whole |
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| Notes that are smoothly connected |
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| Notes that are short and detached |
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| Short, musical idea of at least 2 notes, repeating fragment of the main melody |
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| The accompaniment of melody |
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| Group of 3 or more notes sounding together |
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| Symbols to indicate silence |
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| 3 notes grouped together usually in one beat |
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| Sign used to show how many pulses or beats per measure |
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| Group containing a fixed number of beats between 2 lines |
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| 2 beats per measure (S-W) |
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| 3 beats per measure (S-W-W) |
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| 4 beats per measure (S-W-S-W) |
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| 6 beats per measure (S-W-W-S-W-W) |
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Stable and relaxed combination of notes
(3rd, 5th, 6th, 8th) |
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Tense and unstable combination of notes
(2nd, 4th, 7th) |
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| When a dissonance moves to a consonance |
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| Musical sentence containing melodies |
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| Stopping place at the end of phrases, like pauses |
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| Sounds like a question mark or inconclusive |
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| Sounds like periods, conclusive |
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| Layers of sound (thick or thin) |
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| Only one unaccompanied melodic line |
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| 2 lines with one melody with accompaniment |
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| Two or more melodies being sung or played together |
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| Monophonic, Homophonic, Polyphonic |
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