Music Theory

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