German composer who wrote children's books for music. His most notable contribution to the classical music canon is the Klavierschule, a teaching method for the keyboard.

Italian word that means fast and lively

Distance from one key to the next

Distance of two half steps; skips a key

Italian word meaning very soft

pp = very soft

Italian word meaning very loud

ff = very loud

One or more notes before the first measure

- the upbeat and last measure together are equal to a complete measure

Major 5 finger pattern

Keynote of a major 5 finger pattern

The 5th note of a major 5 finger pattern

The main part of the music, often sung

Supports the melody

- single eighth note has a flag
- two eighth notes have connected flags and look like a solid bar

Play a bit slower than allegro

German composer and organist who also wrote music for children

Skips:
- a line to a space
- a space to a line

Melodies may be accompanied by a 5th 6th 5th pattern

An accent mark > means to stress a note by playing it louder

- a group of sharps at the beginning of a piece
- written in the order FCGDAEB
- signature tells you the key
- to find the key, name the last sharp and go up half a step

The order of sharps

- Represents one eighth note in value
- slanted dash with a flag '/