Question | Answer |
Animato | Animated, lively |
Asymmetrical Meter | The combination of two simple meterswhere the pulse cannot be divided into 2, 3, or 4 beats per measure. |
Compound Meter | A meter in which the beat can be subdivided into groups of three |
Dolce | Sweetly |
Chromatic Sign | Group name for sharps, flats, and naturals |
Double Flat | Lowers a tone by a whole step |
Double Sharp | Raises a tone by a whole step |
Lento | A slow tempo |
Major Interval | The set of intervals in the major scale using scale degrees 1-2, 1-3, 1-6, and 1-7. |
Minor Scale | A scale using the following pattern of whole and half steps: WHWWHWW |
Major Scale | A scale using the following pattern of whole and half steps: WWHWWWH |
Meter | The organization of beats that divides rhythms into two or four parts |
Perfect Interval | The set of intervals in the major scale, using scale degrees 1-1, 1-4, 1-5, and 1-8. |
Piu Mosso | More motion; quicker |
Primary Triads | Chords built on the tonic, subdominant, and dominant notes. Their Roman numerals are i, iv, V or I, IV, V. |
Sempre | Always |
Simple Meter | The organization of beats that divides rhythms into two or four parts |
Suite | A collection or set of pieces that are related to one another in some way |
Theme and Variation | A piece that states a musical idea in the opening section and then alters it, usually rhythmically |
Triad Fifth | The highest pitch of a triad (a fifth above the root) |
Triad Third | The middle pitch of a triad (a third above the root) |
Unison | A repetition of the same pitch, or the same pitch that is sung or played by two different voices or instruments at the same time. |