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What does a sharp (♯) do?
Raises a pitch by a half step.
What does a flat (♭) do?
Lowers a pitch by a half step.
What does a natural (♮) do?
Cancels a sharp or flat.
How many beats is a quarter note?
1 beat (in 4/4 time).
How many beats is an eighth note?
1/2 beat.
How many beats is a half note?
2 beats.
How many beats is a whole note?
4 beats.
What does 'p' (piano) mean?
Soft.
What does 'f' (forte) mean?
Loud.
What does staccato mean?
Short and detached.
What does legato mean?
Smooth and connected.
What is a major scale?
W-W-H-W-W-W-H (pattern of whole and half steps).
What is the tonic?
The first note of a scale.
What is the dominant?
The 5th scale degree.
What is the leading tone?
The 7th scale degree.
How many sharps in D major?
Two.
How many flats in F major?
One.
What is a chromatic scale?
A scale made entirely of half steps.
What is a half step?
The smallest interval in Western music.
What is a whole step?
Two half steps.
What are scale degrees?
Each note in a scale has a specific name and function.
What is the function of the tonic?
The tonal center.
What is the function of the dominant?
Creates tension that resolves to the tonic.
What is simple meter?
Beats divided into two.
What is compound meter?
Beats divided into three.