The specific highness or lowness of a note. This is one of the two things that makes up melody.
Pitch
The combination of long and short sounds. This element of music can be described as the flow of the notes, or the organization of when sounds happen.
Rhythm
Does the beat change in music?
NO
This pitch is represented on the first space of the Treble Clef Staff.
The set of 5 lines and 4 spaces that is used in music to represent pitches. There are two kinds of these that we talked about in class.
Staff
This musical element is the combination of pitches set to rhythms.
Melody
How many beats does one eighth note get?
1/2 a beat.
The steady, reoccurring pulse in the music.
Beat
This pitch is represented on the second line going up on the bass clef staff.
B
What is the staff of the melody below:
Bass
True or False: Melodies can only have one note sounding at any point in their rhythm.
True
This musical symbol tells us how many beats are in a measure so that we know how to count rhythms accordingly.
Time Signature
This five letter word is used by musicians to represent the speed of the beat in music.
Tempo
This pitch is represented as the space right above the top line in the treble clef staff.
G
What staff is used in the music below:
Treble
In 15 seconds, draw a 4 beat rhythm that uses the pitches A,C,E,F,and G.
Mr. Dean judges your response as:
How many beats does a dotted half note get?
3
How many beats are in each measure of a song with a 1029456/64 time signature.
1029456
What are the lines above or below the staff called?
Ledger Lines
How many beats are in each measure of the excerpt below:
2
This is what a melody becomes when it has more than one note happen at any point in its rhythm.
Harmony
Count the rhythms in the following line:
Mr. Dean judges your response as:
Write a rhythm that takes up a complete measure with a 15/4 time signature.
Mr. Dean judges your answer:
What is the pitch that is represented on the first ledger line below the bass clef staff?
E
What are the sayings used to remember each of the lines and spaces for each of the staves?
Treble:
Lines- Every Good Boy Does Fine
Spaces- FACE
Bass:
Lines- Good Burritos Dont Fall Apart
Spaces- All Cows Eat Grass