General Theory
Has 5 lines and 4 spaces
Is where all the music happens
The Staff
Is made up of TWO Numbers stacked on top of each other
Each number means something different
Is at the beginning of the Staff
The Time Signature
Music is made up of _____ and ______
Sound and Silence
Looks like an oval or circle
Is NOT filled in
Is worth FOUR beats
Make Sound
A Whole Note
A colored in oval with a stem
Is worth 1 BEAT
Makes sound
A Quarter Note
Can start on any letter
Goes on FOREVER
The Musical Alphabet
Can be any number
The Top Number
The word we use when we are talking about things that make sound
A Note
Looks like a Z and a C stacked on top of each other
Is worth 1 Beat
Is silent
A Quarter Rest
Looks like a top hat
Is worth TWO beats
Is silent
A Half Rest
At the beginning of the staff
Tells me what notes to play
The Clef or Treble/Bass Clef
A vertical line that divides the staff into measures
A Bar Line
The word we use when we are talking about things that don't make sound
A Rest
An oval with a stem
Is worth TWO beats
Makes sound
A Half Note
Is worth HALF a beat
Makes Sound
An Eighth Note
Extends the staff above and below
little extra lines
Ledger Lines
Tells us what note gets the beat
Can only be 1, 2, 4, 8, and 16
The Bottom Number
Is steady and even
We keep it by tapping our toes
The Beat
An oval with a stem and TWO flags
Is worth 1/4 of a beat
Makes Sound
A Sixteenth Note
Looks like a HOLE
Is worth FOUR beats
Is silent
A Whole Rest
The distance between TWO bar lines
A Measure
Tells us when to stop
Tells us what Flats or Sharps we have to play in the entire song
Is at the beginning of the song
Looks like a curved 7 with a dot
Is worth HALF a beat
Is silent
An Eighth Rest
Looks like a backwards capital F with TWO dots
Is worth a 1/4 of beat
Is silent
A Sixteenth Rest