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 rest½ silent beat

Music Symbols & Vocabulary

treble clef

bass clef

staff

bar lines

measures

2

4 time signatures ormeter signatures

3

4

4

4

68

repeat signs

<accent

tempothe speed of music

D.C.

Da capogo back to the beginning

end

Fine

D. S.

Da Segnogo 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

mfmezzoforte

medium 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

sopranohigh-pitched women’s

(or boys unchanged voice)

altolow-pitched women’s

(or boys unchanged voice)

tenorhigh-pitched men’s voice

basslow-pitched men’s voice

Tempo Terms

allegrovery fast

moderatomedium speed

andantemedium slow

largovery slow

accelerando(acc.)

getting faster

ritardando(rit.)

getting slower

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unisonone sound,

all voices singing or playing the same thing

harmonytwo or more different pitches

sounding at the same time