Pitches and Notes
Note Values
Rhythm
Beyond Notes and Rhythms
Terms
100

Treble clef, second line note.

What is G?

100

The note which typically receives one beat.

What is a quarter note?

100

The way in which music moves in time.

What is rhythm?

100

A curved line that joins two notes' rhythm together. 

What is a tie?

100

The five lines and four spaces on which we place our notation.

What is the staff?

200

Bass clef, 1st space note.

What is A?

200

The note value that typically receives 4 beats.

What is a whole note?

200

The most basic unit of rhythm.

What is beat?

200

A symbol that includes a double bar line and two dots.

What is a repeat sign?

200

The symbol which indicates the register (how high or low) the music is played.

What is a clef?

300

Treble clef, 4th line note.

What is D?

300

The number of beats in a dotted quarter note.

1 and 1/2 

300

The area between two bar lines; the way in which we notate meter.

What is a measure?

300

The volume of the music.

What are dynamics?

300

Bass and treble clefs, joined together with a barline and brace.

What is the grand staff?

400

Bass Clef, 4th space note.

What is G?

400

The note value that receives 1/4 of a quarter note.

What is a sixteenth note?

400

The way in which we indicate the end of the music.

What is a double bar line?

400

The rate of speed of the music.

What is tempo?

400

Short lines added to the staff to extend the range of the existing staff.

What are ledger lines?

500

Treble clef, first ledger line, line note.

What is A?

500

The number of 16th notes that fit inside a dotted 8th note.

What is 3?

500

The symbol which indicates meter.

What is time signature?

500
Symbols which indicated HOW to perform the music.

What is articulation?

500

Groupings of beat patterns.

What is meter?

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