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.
Barlines and measures
Barlines are vertical lines.Measures are the spaces between the barlines.
Treble Clef Lines
Every Good Boy Does Fine (E G B D F )
Treble Clef Spaces
F A C E
Staff
A stave is composed of 5 lines and 4 spaces.
Counting Lines and Spaces
You count from the bottom to top.
Flat
Lowers a pitch 1/2 step.
Sharp
Raises a pitch 1/2 step.
Natural Sign
Cancels a flat or a sharp.
Double Bar Line
Is drawn at the end of a section or a piece of music. Shown is the FINAL Double Bar Line.
Music Alphabet
A B C D E F G
Tempo
pace of music (how fast or how slow the music should be performed)
Dynamics
The loudness or softness of music.
forte
play loudly
piano
play softly
half step
(or semitone) is the distance from one key on the keyboard to the next adjacent key. A half step is not always from a black key to a white key.
whole step
(whole tone) is the same distance as two half steps.
Memorize these two half steps
EF and BC
mezzo piano
moderately soft (louder than p)
fortissimo
Very loud
staccato
play notes short (non legato)
C stands for ?
Common time- same thing as 4/4 ; 4 beats per measure, each quarter receives a beat.