Musical Theory Vocabulary

2. The frequency of the note’s vibration/how high or low notes sound
4. a combination of three of more notes built off of a single note, called the root
6. notes that are slightly higher in pitch (1/2 step)
7. musical notation that indicates a period of silence
8. in music, is the basic rhythmic unit of a measure, or bar, not to be confused with rhythm
9. Clef Lower register of notes on a musical staff starting with “G”
11. Signature is the symbol that tells you the meter of the piece and how it is written
12. a measure (or bar) refers to a single unit of time featuring a specific number of beats played at a particular tempo
14. notes that are slightly lower in pitch (1/2 step)

1. Clef Higher register of notes on a musical staff starting with “E”
3. the speed at which a passage of music is or should be played. pace
4. Symbols placed at the left-hand end of a staff, indicating the pitch of the notes written on it
5. a symbol that represents a sound in music, including its pitch and duration/rhythm
6. Scales are sets of musical notes organized by pitch and arranged on staff lines
8. stands for BEATS PER MEASURE, used to measure the tempo
10. A set of five lines and four spaces. Each line and space indicates a specific pitch based on the staff’s clef
13. is music's pattern in time and is the one indispensable element of all music