Honors Choir Unit 1-5 Test

Five

The amount of lines on a single staff.

Four

Number of spaces on a single staff.

At the top

Where the fifth line of the staff is, respectively.

E, G, B, D, F.

The note names of the five lines in the treble clef from bottom to top.

F, A, C, E.

The note names of the four spaces in the treble clef from bottom to top.

Ledger line.

The name of the line through middle C.

Bass.

Other term for the F clef.

G, B, D, F, A.

The note names of the five lines in the bass clef from bottom to top.

A, C, E, G.

The note names of the four spaces in the bass clef from bottom to top.

Bar lines.

These divide music into equal parts.

Double bar.

Written at the end of a piece of music.

Downward.

The direction of the stems written on or above the third line.

Counts.

What the upper number of the time signature indicates.

What type of note receives one beat (time signature)

What the bottom number of the time signature indicates.

The little hat

Half rest

The banner.

Whole rest.

The squiggle.

Quarter rest.

Quarter note.

The note that receives one beat in 2/4, 3/4, and 4/4 time.

2 beats.

The number of beats per measure in 2/4 times.

Dotted half note.

The note that receives 3 beats.

Quarter note.

The note that receives 1 beat.

Half note.

The note that receives 2 beats.

Dotted quarter note.

The note that receives 1.5 beats.

Legato.

Playing the music with no breaks.

Slur.

When 2 or more notes of different pitches are joined by a curved line.

Tie.

When 2 or more notes of the same pitch are joined by a curved line.

Eighth note.

Half of a quarter note; one eighth of a measure.

Mezzo.

Moderately.

Issimo

Very

Crescendo

Gradually louder

Diminuendo or decrescendo

Gradually softer.

pp, p, mp, mf, f, ff

Dynamics from softest to loudest.

Largo, adagio, andante, moderato, allegro, vivace

Tempo marks from slowest to fastest.

Ritardando

Gradually slower.

Accelerando

Gradually faster.

Staccato

Detached

Tenuto

To hold

Fermata

To hold a note longer than its normal value.

De capo al fine

The sign that indicates to repeat from the beginning and play to the end.

Dal segno

Sign that indicates to repeat from the &S looking thing and play to the end.

Coda.

Separate section that ends a piece of music.

Tenuto

Underlined note. Hold for full value of note.

sforzando

Strong initial attack; accent.

Accent

Play the note longer than normal

Fermata

Hold the note for as long as one pleases

Largo, adagio

Very slow, slow

Andante, moderato

Moving along, moderately

Allegro, vivace

Lively and fast