Music notes1
tie
2 or more notes of the same pitch, connected with a curved line, add the time values together and play as one note
Music Alphabet
A B C D E F G
Scale
A particular collection of pitches arranged in ascending or descending order
Staff
A staff is composed of 5 lines and 4 spaces.
Beat
A steady, recurring pulse is called a ________.
Grand Staff
A two-part staff consisting of the treble staff on top and the bass staff on the bottom. These staves are connected by a bracket.
Bass Clef Spaces
All Cows Eat Grass ( A C E G )
Barlines and measures
Barlines are vertical lines. Measures are the spaces between the barlines.
Natural Sign
Cancels a flat or a sharp.
Treble Clef Lines
Every Good Burger Deserves Fries (E G B D F )
Treble Clef Spaces
F A C E
Downbeat
First accented beat of each pattern
Bass Clef Lines
Grandma Boogies Down Fifth Avenue (GBD FA)
Tempo
How fast or slow the music is counted.
Phrase
Is a unit of meaning within a larger structure
Double Bar Line
Is drawn at the end of a section or a piece of music. Shown is the FINAL Double Bar Line.
Melody
Is the line, or tune, in music, a concept that is shared by most cultures
Rhythm
Is what moves music forward in time; Each individual note has a length, or duration- some long, some short
Flat
Lowers a pitch 1/2 step.
Sharp
Raises a pitch 1/2 step.
Accidentals
Symbols used to alter the pitch. (Flat, Sharp, & Natural Signs)
Interval
The distance between any two pitches in a melody.
Dotted Note Rules: Note head is on a space.
The dot is drawn in the same space as the note head.
Dotted Note Rules: Note head is on a line.
The dot is drawn in the space ABOVE the note head.
Flag Rules
The flag is always on the right side of the stem regardless of the direction of the stem.
Dynamics
The loudness or softness of music.
Fermata
To hold.
treble clef
Used for the higher sounding pitches. Also known as the G clef.
bass clef
Used for the lower sounding pitches. Also called F clef.
Counting Lines and Spaces
You count from the bottom to top.
Octave
an interval of eight notes
natural
cancels the effect of a flat or sharp
bar line
divides the staff into measures
key signature
flats or sharps placed between the clef sign and time signature
half rest
gets 2 counts of silence
half note
gets 2 counts of sound
dotted half note
gets 3 counts of sound
whole rest
gets 4 counts of silence
whole note
gets 4 counts of sound
quarter rest
gets one count of silence
quarter note
gets one count of sound
eighth rest
gets one half count of silence
eighth note
gets one-half count of sound
repeat
go back and play again
diminuendo
gradually decreasing in volume
diminuendo
gradually decreasing in volume, also written as dim.
crescendo
gradually increasing in volume, also written as cresc.
ritardando
gradually slowing down
fermata
hold the note or rest longer than its time value
forte
loud volume
flat
lowers the pitch of a note by one-half step
mezzo piano
medium loud
mezzo forte
medium loud volume
legato
play smooth and connected
accent
play the note with more emphasis
staccato
play the notes short and detached
sharp
raises the pitch of a note by one-half step
double bar
shows the end of a piece of music
piano
soft volume
measure
space between two barlines
time signature
tells how many beats are in each measure and what kind of note gets one beat
staff
the 5 lines and 4 spaces on which music is written
eighth notes
two eighth notes connected with a beam, equal to one beat
fortissimo
very loud
pianissimo
very soft
