Pitch Names
The pitch names on the lines of the treble clef
What are E, G, B, D, and F? (Every Good Boy Does Fine)
This circular note is four beats long
What is a whole note?
This has five lines and four spaces.
What is the music staff?
This symbol means soft.
What is piano?
Listen to the exerpt
What is opera
The pitch names on the spaces of the treble clef
What is FACE?
Named for being exactly half as long as a whole note
What is a half note?
These divide the music into equal sections, or bars
What are bar lines?
This symbol means loud.
What is forte?
Listen to the excerpt
what is jazz
This pitch is on the fifth line of the treble clef staff
What is F?
We say "ta" when we see this note.
What is a quarter note?
These are the sections that music is divided into. They have a set amount of beats in each one.
What are measures?
How fast or slow the music is
What is tempo?
Listen to the excerpt
What is Rock
This pitch is just ABOVE the fifth line in the treble clef staff
What is G?
These notes usually come in pairs, though they don't have to.
What is an eighth note?
This symbol tells you which lines and spaces correspond to which notes.
What is a clef?
This means how loud or soft the music is
What is dynamics?
Listen to the excerpt
What is electronic/house?
This pitch is just BELOW the first line of the treble clef staff
What is D?
This note has two flags - it's only part of what some call "tika-tika".
What is a sixteenth note?
This four word phrase will help you remember the function of a time signature, such as 4/4.
What is "How Many, What Kind"?
This means to get steadily louder as you sing or play an instrument
Listen to the exceprt
What is disco?