Staff
5 lines and 4 spaces
Treble Clef Spaces
FACE
Treble Clef Lines
EGBDF
Treble Clef
Bass Clef Spaces
ACEG
Bass Clef Lines
GBDFA
Bass Clef
Music Alphabet
ABCDEFG
Whole Note
Whole Note =
4
Half Note
Half Note =
2
Quarter Note
Quarter Note =
1
Stems that go up
Notes that are below the third line have stems that go up and to the right
Stems that go down
Notes that are on or above the third line have stems that go down and to the left
Bar Line
Lines that divide the staff into measures
Measures
The space between the bar lines
Double Bar Line
Two lines that indicate the end of a piece of music
Time Signature
Two numbers on top of each other at the beginning of a piece of music.
4 over 4 time means....
There are 4 beats in a measure and a quarter note equals one beat
In 2 over 4 time how many beats are in a measure
2
In 3 over 4 time, how many beats are in a measure
3
Notes
Show the duration of musical sound
Rests
Show the duration of musical silence
The 3 things that connect the Grand Staff
Brace, Bar Lines, Middle C
Eighth notes
Eighth Notes =
1 or 1/2 per part
Sixteenth Notes
Sixteenth Notes =
1 or 1/4 per part
Quarter Rest
Quarter Rest =
1
Half Rest
Half Rest =
2
Whole Rest
Whole Rest =
4
Grand Staff
When we join the treble and bass clef together
Eighth Note
Eighth Note =
1/2
Sixteenth Note
Sixteenth Note =
1/4