Music Appreciation Vocabulary 1

Staff

5 lines and 4 spaces

Bass Clef Spaces

ACEG (All Cows Eat Grass)

Bar Line

line that divides the staff into measures

Bass Clef

the clef used for notes in the lower pitch ranges; placed at the beginning of staff

Measure

the space between two bar lines

Whole Note

note that you play for 4 beats

Treble Clef

A sign used to notate music for higher voices; it is placed at the beginning of staff

Treble Clef Lines

EGBDF (Every Good Boy Does Fine)

Treble Clef Spaces

FACE

Bass Clef Lines

GBDFA (Good Boys Do Fine Always)

Quarter Note

note that you play for 1 beat

Eighth Note

note that you play for 1/2 a beat

Time Signature

a musical notation indicating the number of beats to a measure and kind of note that takes a beat

Half Note

note that you play for 2 beat

Quarter Rest

note that is silent or rested for 1 beat

Eighth Rest

note that is silent or rested for 1/2 a beat

Half Rest

note that is silent or rested for 2 beats

Whole Rest

note that is silent or rested for 4 beats