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