A | B |
duration | another word for length of a note |
pitch | how high or low a note sounds |
whole note | the longest type of note |
half note | the second longest type of note |
quarter note | four of these make up a whole note |
whole rest | this rest is equal to a whole note |
half rest | this rest is equal to a half note |
quarter rest | this rest is equal to a quarter note |
flag | the part of the note that goes on the top of the stem |
stem | part of a half or quarter note that goes up on the right or down on the left |
body | the main part of the note |
beam | this part connects two eighth notes |
time signature | these numbers tell us how many beats to a measure and what kind of note gets one beat |
treble clef | this symbol tells us to play or sing medium to high notes |
bass clef | this symbol tells us to sing or play medium to low notes |
alto clef | this symbol tells us to sing or play medium notes |
staff | the 5 lines and 4 spaces on which music is written |
note | these symbols tell us what pitch to sing and play |
face | the names of the spaces of the treble clef |
egbdf | the names of the lines of the bass clef |
rhythm | the pattern for organizing beat in music |
time signature | the numbers at the beginning of the staff that tells how many beats to a measure and what kind of note gets one beat |
forte | loud |
piano | soft |
mezzo piano | medium soft |
mezzo forte | medium loud |
note | a round egg-shaped drawing |
body | the main part of a note |
stem | a part of a half, quarter, or eighth note that is drawn up on the right or down on the left |
flag | the part of an eighth note that attaches to the top of the stem |
beam | the part that connects two eighth notes together |
whole note | the note that usually gets 4 beats in a measure |
half note | the note that usually gets 2 beats in a measure |
quarter note | the note that usually gets one beat in a measure |
eighth note | the note that usually gets one-half of a beat in a measure |
whole rest | the rest that is equal to a whole note |
half rest | the rest that is equal to a half note |
quarter rest | the rest that is equal to a quarter note |
eighth rest | the rest that is equal to an eighth note |
double bar line | the symbol that tells musicians the song is over, to stop |
repeat sign | the symbol that tells musicians to do that part again |
bar line | the symbol that divides the staff equally |
measure | the distance between two bar lines |
dotted half note | a half note with a dot that equals 3 beats |