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Honors Exam Terms
Term | Definition |
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bar line | The lines which cross the staff and divide it into measures are |
sacred | What do we call music written for church performance; religious music |
time signature | This symbol appears at the beginning of the music after the clef sign; contains two numbers: the upper number indicates how many beats are in each measure, and the lower number tells what type of note receives one beat. - |
ledger lines | These are short lines which are added to extend the range of the staff when the notes are too low or too high to be written on the staff |
grand staff | The bass staff and treble staff connected by a brace and a line is called the- |
measure | What is the area between two bar lines? - |
tie | Two notes of the same pitch joined by a curved line over or under the note. Each note joined by this is held for its full value but only the first note is played or sung. – |
note head | The oval-shaped part of a note; may be hollow or filled is called the - |
bass clef | the clef for lower notes |
harmony | when two notes of different pitches |
Composer | =This is the person who creates a piece of music. |
pick up | The note(s) in an incomplete measure at the beginning of a piece or section of music. - |
repeat sign | double bar line with two dots |
slur | 14. This symbol smoothly connects two or more notes of different pitches by a curved line over or under the notes. – |
downbeat | 15. The first beat of a measure is the – |
Staff | 16. The five lines and the four spaces between them on which music notes and other symbols are written – |
tempo | 17. This sounds out a steady beat; tempo is determined by the number of beats per minute – |
arranger | 18. This is a person who takes an existing piece of music and re-works it for a different set of voices and/or instruments. – |
clef | 19. This is the sign that helps to organize the staff so notes can be easily read. – |
notes | 20. The oval-shaped symbols that are placed on the lines and in the spaces of the staff to represent pitches are called – |
stem | 21. The line that extends from the note head; goes up on the right side or down on the left side. – |
ensemble | 22. This is a group of musicians who perform together. - |
Treble clef | 23. This is the clef used for notes in the higher pitch ranges; G clef. - |
rests | 24. These symbols indicate silences in music – |
unison | everyone singing at the same time |
secular | 26. This is music written for performance outside the church; non-religious music. - |
double bar line | 27. This indicates the end of a piece of music. - |
beam | 28. The line that connects two or more flagged notes. – |
melody | 29. The main tune of a piece is called the – |
pitch | 30. A musical sound is called the - |