Note Names
What is a whole note?
The top number of the time signature indicates how many of these occur in each measure of music
What are beats?
characters placed before notes that raise or lower their pitch
What are accidentals?
a system of parallel lines used to locate and notate specific pitches
What is a staff?
Solfège syllable for the first note in a major scale
What is Do?
This note last for 2 beats
What is a half note?
The bottom number of the time signature indicates which type of note receives this
What is one beat?
raises a pitch by a half step
What is a sharp?
one complete line of music
What is a system?
Solfège syllable for the third note in a major scale
What is Mi?
This note last for 1 beat
What is a quarter note?
This clef indicates where "G" is on the staff.
What is the treble clef?
lowers a pitch by a half step
What is a flat?
syllables adapted to denote pitches
What is Solfége?
Solfège syllable for the fifth note in a major scale
What is Sol?
This note lasts for half of a beat
What is an eighth note?
This clef indicates where "F" is on the staff.
What is the bass clef?
cancels any accidentals that may have occurred earlier in a measure
What is a natural?
adjacent tones
What are half steps?
Solfège syllable for the seventh note in a major scale
What is Ti?
This dotted note lasts for 3 beats
What is a dotted half note?
This clef indicates where "C" is on the staff.
What is the alto clef?
notes that share the same pitch but are written differently on the staff
What are enharmonics?
a sequential collection of five or more pitches
What is a scale?
Solfège syllable for the eighth note in a major scale