Music Appreciation 1-6
The quarter rest looks like a sideways __.
"M"
A quarter rest gets how many beats?
1 beat
A half rest gets how many beats?
2 beats
A whole rest gets how many beats?
4 beats
Define Rhythm
A pattern of sound and silence with a beat.
Define Beat
A steady, recurring pulse
Where do time signatures appear?
At the beginning of music
Sixteenth notes can be grouped together by _____.
Beams
Sometimes eighth notes are grouped together with ____.
Beams
What is the difference between a beat and a rhythm?
Beat: Keeps it steady Rhythm: Can be heard or felt
What do bar lines do?
Divide music up into sections.
The whole rest hangs _____ from the line.
Down
Describe a whole note.
Drawn as an oval with no stem.
How many beats does a whole note get?
Four beats per note
Two quarter notes are equal to what note?
Half note
The half rest sits on the line and looks like a ___.
Hat
Define Value (Also called duration)
How long a note sounds for.
Describe a quarter note.
Looks like a half note with the note head filled in.
Describe a eighth note.
Looks like a quarter note with a flag added.
Describe a half note.
Looks like a whole note with a stem on the side.
Describe the sixteenth note.
Looks like an eighth note with another flag added. (Flags go in the same direction)
Define meter
Number of beats in a measure.
How many beats does a quarter note get?
One beat per note
The eighth rest looks just like the number ____.
Seven
What does a rest value do?
Show how short or long a silence is.
What do notes do?
Show patterns of rhythm or pitch.
Why are rests important in music?
Silences are just as important as sounds because the beat does not stop.
Define rests
Silences in music
Define measure
The distance between two bar lines
What does a double bar line indicate?
The end of the music
Define time signature
The number of beats found in each measure indicated by a symbol.
How many beats does a half note get?
Two beats per note
Two half notes are equal to what note?
Whole note
