Staff
What are the five horizontal lines called that music notes are written on
Staff
What is the musical alphabet?
A-G
What is another common name (nickname) for the treble clef?
G clef
What is another common name (nickname) for the bass clef?
F Clef
How many beats does a quarter note get in 4/4 time?
1 Beat
What is the space between two lines on the staff called?
Measure
After G, which letter comes next in the musical alphabet?
A
On the treble clef, which line does the treble symbol curl around to show the note G?
Line 2
On the bass clef, which line do the two dots surround to show the note F?
Line 4
What does a quarter rest look like?
Squiggly 3
How many total positions (lines + spaces) are there on the standard music staff?
5
Which two letters in the musical alphabet are a whole step apart from each other when played on a piano: A and B, or B and C?
B and C are a half step; A and B are a whole step. So A and B.
Name the notes on the lines of the treble clef from bottom to top. (Use letter names.)
EGBDF
Name the notes on the lines of the bass clef from bottom to top.
GBDFA
How many quarter notes equal a whole note?
4
If a note is written on the second line of the treble staff, is it higher or lower in pitch than a note on the first line?
Higher
Spell the notes that make up the first five notes of the musical alphabet starting on C.
CDEFG
Name the notes in the spaces of the treble clef from bottom to top
FACE
Name the notes in the spaces of the bass clef from bottom to top
ACEG
If a measure has two quarter notes, one half note, and one quarter rest in 4/4 time, is the measure complete, too many beats, or too few beats?
5 Beats to many
single vertical lines going down the staff is the?
Barline
Explain how sharps and flats change the musical alphabet letters
Sharps raise a letter by a half step; flats lower a letter by a half step.
Explain why the treble clef is used for higher-pitched instruments and voices
Because its symbol marks higher pitches on the staff, matching higher instruments' ranges.
Explain one difference between when a composer would use bass clef instead of treble clef.
Bass clef is used for lower-pitched instruments and voices because it centers the staff on lower notes.
Write a 4-beat rhythm using a combination of quarter notes, quarter rests, and one half note
one Half note Two quarter notes