The Staff
A staff is made of ________ lines and _______spaces
5 lines and 4 spaces
A time signature is made of
a top and bottom number
A flat ___________ a pitch
lowers
The value of a whole note is
4 beats
The gradual increase in volume
Crescendo
This clef is know as the G-clef because it circle around the line of G
Treble Clef
The top number represents
The number of beats per measure
A Sharp ______ the pitch
raises
The value of a half note is
2 beats
mf
f
ff
fff
What is
mezzoforte
forte
fortissimo
fortississimo
This clef is know as the F-clef because it circle around the line of F
Bass Clef
The bottom number represents
What note receives (lands on) each beat
A natural __________ both a sharp and flat
cancels
The value of a quarter note is
1 beat
mp
p
pp
ppp
What is
mezzopiano
piano
pianissimo
pianississimo
A treble clef staff and bass clef staff stacked together is know as this kind of staff
Grand Staff
How would you count the beats in a 3/4 time signature
1,2,3
1,2,3
1,2,3
What are sharps, flats, and naturals called
accidentals
the value of an eighth note is
1/2 Beat
This controls how hard you attack a note, or how short or long a note is played out for
What is Articulation
The pitch found in the middle of the grand staff is know as
Middle C
How would you count the beats in a 6/4 time signature
1,2,3,4,5,6
1,2,3,4,5,6
1,2,3,4,5,6
True or false: Natural signs can be found in the key signature
False
The value of a sixteenth note is
1/4 beat
This controls the volume of a note, how loud or soft the music is played
What is Dynamics