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What does 'diatonic' mean?
Notes within a given key.
What does 'chromatic' mean?
Notes outside of a given key.
Define 'Staff'.
The foundation of written music, 5 lines and 4 spaces.
Define 'Grand Staff'.
Combines the treble and bass clefs.
Define 'Accidental'.
A symbol that alters a pitch (sharp, flat, natural).
Define 'Sharp'.
Raises a pitch by a half step.
Define 'Flat'.
Lowers a pitch by a half step.
Define 'Natural'.
Cancels a sharp or flat.
Define 'Measure'.
Sections of music separated by bar lines.
Define 'Beat'.
The basic unit of time.
Define 'Tempo'.
The speed of the beat.
Define 'Dynamics'.
Loudness or softness of music.
Define 'Articulation'.
How individual notes are played.
Define 'Scale'.
A series of pitches arranged in ascending or descending order.
Define 'Key Signature'.
Sharps or flats at the beginning of a staff, indicating the key.
Define 'Meter'.
The pattern of strong and weak beats.
Define 'staff' in music.
5 lines and 4 spaces, the foundation of written music.
What is a 'grand staff'?
Combination of treble and bass clefs.
What is an 'accidental'?
Symbol that alters a pitch (sharp, flat, natural).
Define 'measure' (or bar).
Section of music separated by bar lines.
What is 'tempo'?
The speed of the beat.
Define 'dynamics' in music.
Loudness or softness of music.
What is 'articulation'?
How individual notes are played (e.g., staccato, legato).
Define 'meter' in music.
The pattern of strong and weak beats.
What is a 'key signature'?
Sharps or flats at the beginning of a staff, indicating the key.
Define 'diatonic'.
Notes within a given key.
Define 'chromatic'.
Notes outside of a given key.