Added lines above and/or below the staff to make the staff larger.
Ledger Lines
This rest receives 2 counts of silence in 2/4, 3/4 and 4/4 time.
half rest
An instrument family that either plucks or uses a bow.
Strings
A rest that means to rest longer than just one measure.
A multiple measure rest.
The natural PULSE of music.
Beat
TRUE OR FALSE:
The correct order of flats is B E A D G C F
TRUE
This symbol lowers a pitch by a half step.
FLAT
TRUE OR FALSE:
Allegro means slow.
FALSE
This note receives 1 1/2 (1.5) beats in 2/4, 3/4 and 4/4 time.
Dotted quarter note
This symbol indicates the end of the song or music.
Double Bar Line or final bar line
This rest gets 1/2 beat in 2/4, 3/4 and 4/4 time.
Eighth rest
This rest receives 4 counts of silence in 4/4 time.
whole rest or full rest
This symbol indicates the note G is on line 2 of the staff.
Treble Clef or G Cleff
This symbol adds half the notes value to it.
The dot
TRUE OR FALSE:
The correct order of sharps is F C G D A E B
TRUE
This symbol shows that F is on line 4 of the staff.
Bass Clef or F Clef
TRUE OR FALSE:
Andante means fast.
False
The area between bar lines.
Measure
This means play the song again.
Repeat sign
A sharp, flat or natural sign not in the key signature placed next to a note in a measure is called what?
An ACCIDENTAL
This symbol raises a pitch by a half step.
SHARP
This rest receives 1 count of silence in 2/4, 3/4 and 4/4 time.
quarter rest
This symbol is a curved line connecting notes of different pitch; it means to play from one note to the next without tonguing. Hint: it's an articulation
Slur
The highness or lowness of sound.
Pitch
This means only a group or section plays.
Soli (plural of solo - more than one)
This note receives 2 counts of sound in 2/4, 3/4 and 4/4 time.
Half note
This means to play loud.
Forte
A musical sentence.
Phrase
This symbol cancels a flat or sharp from the key signature. It remains in effect for the entire measure.
Natural sign
An instrument family that produces it's sound by striking the surface of something with a mallet or stick.
percussion
A note or notes that occur before the first FULL measure of music.
PICK UP NOTES
Flats or sharps (or not flats or sharps) at the beginning of the staff. It is located between the clef sign and time signature.
KEY SIGNATURE
An instrument family where some instruments use a reed to produce a sound.
woodwind
The four spaces and five lines used to read music notation.
The Staff
This note receives 1 count of sound in 2/4, 3/4 and 4/4 time.
Quarter note
This clef has C on the third line of the staff.
Alto Clef
This means the same as 4/4 time.
Common Time
This note receives three beats in 3/4 and 4/4 time.
Dotted Half Note
This term means when only one person or instrument plays alone.
Solo
This symbol is a curved line connecting notes of the same pitch; connected notes are played as one unbroken sound/tone. Hint: it's a rhythm
Tie
It divides the staff into smaller segments.
Bar Line
This note receives 4 counts of sound in 4/4 time.
Whole note
A combinations of notes and rests the create patterns of sound and silence.
Rhythm
An instrument family that is made out of a metal alloy.
Brass
This note gets 1/2 beat in 2/4, 3/4 and 4/4 time.
Eighth note
the SPEED of the beat
Tempo
This symbol has two numbers; the top number tells how many beats per measure.
Time Signature
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