Notes in the musical scale
A
noun
the sixth note in the musical scale of C major
B
noun
the seventh note of a musical scale in C major
b
noun
the musical key based on the note B
bass
noun
the lower half of the full range of musical notes
beat
noun
the main pattern of sounds in a piece of music, or the strongest sounds in this pattern
beat
noun
a unit of measurement for a piece of music. Each bar has a particular number of beats
breve
noun
a musical note that is equal to two semibreves
C
noun
the first note in the musical scale of C major
chord
noun
three or more musical notes played together
crotchet
noun
a musical note that is a quarter of the length of a semibreve
D
noun
the second note in the musical scale of C major
do
another spelling of doh
doh
noun
the first or eighth note in the sol-fa musical scale
double flat
noun
a musical note that is played or sung two semitones lower than usual
double sharp
noun
a musical note that is played or sung two semitones higher than usual
downbeat
noun
the first beat of music in a bar
drumbeat
noun
the steady beat of music played on drums
E
noun
the third note in the musical scale of C major
eighth note
noun
a quaver2 1
F
noun
the fourth note in the musical scale of C major
fa
another spelling of fah
fah
noun
the fourth note in the sol-fa musical scale
flat
noun
a musical note that is one semitone lower than a particular note
G
noun
the fifth note in the musical scale of C major
grace note
noun
an extra musical note added in a piece of music
half step
noun
a semitone
half tone
noun
a semitone
harmonic
noun
a soft high note played on a stringed instrument by not pressing the string all the way down
interval
noun
a difference in pitch between two musical notes
key
noun
a set of musical notes that are based on one particular note
la
another spelling of lah
lah
noun
the sixth note in the sol-fa musical scale
mi
noun
the third note in the sol-fa musical scale
middle C
noun
the C note that is near the middle of the keyboard on a piano
minim
noun
a musical note that is half as long as a semibreve. The American word is half note.
music
noun
the printed symbols that represent the sounds of music that musicians or singers read when they are performing
natural
noun
a musical note that is not a sharp or a flat, or the written sign showing this
note
noun
an individual sound in music. A group of notes played together is called a chord and a series of notes that form a separate set is called a scale
note
noun
a written sign that represents a musical note
octave
noun
a series of eight musical notes in a musical scale
octave
noun
the lowest and highest notes of a musical scale played together
pitch
noun
the high or low quality of a musical note
pulse
noun
a strong regular beat in music
quarter note
noun
a crotchet
quaver
noun
a very short musical note that is played for one eighth of the time of a semibreve
range
noun
all the musical notes that a person can sing or an instrument can play, from the highest to the lowest
re
noun
the second note in the sol-fa musical scale
register
noun
the range of musical sounds that a voice or a musical instrument can produce
root
noun
the note that forms the base of a chord in music
scale
noun
a series of musical notes in a fixed order from the lowest to the highest or the highest to the lowest
semibreve
noun
a musical note that is as long as four ordinary notes called crotchets
semiquaver
noun
a musical note that is half as long as a short note called a quaver
semitone
noun
an amount by which one sound is higher or lower than another, equal to 1/12 of an octave. This difference can be heard between any two notes that are next to each other on a piano.
sharp
noun
a musical note that is played or sung a semitone higher than usual
sixteenth note
noun
a semiquaver
so
another spelling of soh
soh
noun
the fifth note in the sol-fa musical scale
sol
noun
the musical note soh
sol-fa
noun
the musical system in which the notes in a scale are represented by the seven short words ‘doh’, ‘re’, ‘mi’, ‘fah’, ‘soh’, ‘lah’, and ‘ti’
tenor
noun
the middle and higher range of musical notes written for men to sing
ti
noun
the seventh note in the sol-fa musical scale
tone
noun
an amount equal to two semitones by which a musical note is higher or lower than another note
tonic
noun
the first note in a musical scale
treble
noun
the highest sounds in music
tremolo
noun
a slight shaking sound in a musical note or in someone’s voice
value
noun
the length of time that a musical note lasts for
vibrato
noun
a shaking effect on a musical note
whole note
noun
a semibreve
