Rhythms
This note is normally four beats in length.
What is a Whole note?
The pitch of the bottom line of the treble clef.
What is E?
The English word associated with the dynamic marking, "p".
What is soft?
This is the dot underneath a note, causing it to be played shorter.
What is staccato?
This marking appears at the beginning of a staff, indicating the pitches for the lines and spaces.
What is a clef?
This note is normally one beat in length.
What is a Quarter note?
The pitch of the top space of the treble clef.
What is E?
The English word associated with the dynamic marking, "f".
What is loud?
This is when music is played smoothly and connected.
What is legato?
If you want to separate the staff into these, you will need bar lines.
What are measures?
Four of these equals one quarter note.
What are Sixteenth notes?
The pitch of the third line of the treble clef.
What is B?
The English word associated with the dynamic marking, "mf".
What is medium loud?
This marking comes in many forms and means to place more emphasis on a particular note.
What is an accent?
The top number of this tells the musician how many beats are in each measure.
What is a time signature?
Four of these equals one half note.
What are Eighth notes?
The pitch of the second line of the bass clef.
What is B?
The Italian word associated with the dynamic marking, "mp".
What is mezzo piano?
Legato can be represented by this in music.
What is a curved line?
Notes extending above or below the staff lines need these to be read correctly.
From elementary school, these two notes can be spoken as "ta-te".
What are eighth notes?
The pitch of the top line of the bass clef.
What is A?
The Italian word associated with the dynamic marking, "ff".
What is fortissimo?
A small line above or below the note that indicates the musician should hold the note for its full value.
What is tenuto?
The bottom number of a time signature indicates this.
What is which note gets the beat?