Clefs
Treble Clef is also known as the _____ clef, while Bass Clef is known as the _____ clef.
G; F.
What is a tie?
A curved line that connects 2 or more notes of the same pitch together.
What letters make up the musical alphabet?
A, B, C, D, E, F, and G.
The smallest interval between two notes...
Half Step.
True or False: Flats and/or sharps should come before a note when writing notes as letters.
False.
What are the phrases for both the lines and spaces for the Treble Clef?
Every Good Boy Deserves Fudge; FACE.
What is a slur?
A curved line that connects two or more notes of a different pitch to one another.
What note is closest to the 2-group of black keys?
C
The distance between two notes that are separated by 2 half steps...
A whole step.
4/4 is known as what type of time signautre?
Simple Quadruple.
What are the phrases for the lines and spaces of the Bass Clef?
Good Burritos Don't Fall Apart; All Cows Eat Grass.
The top number of a time signature tells us what?
How many beats are in a measure.
What note is closest to the 3-group of black keys?
F
This symbol raises the pitch of a note by a half step.
Sharp.
6/4 is known as what type of time signature?
Compound Duple.
What are notes called that go above or below the staff?
Ledger Lines.
The bottom number of a time signature tells us what?
What type of rhythm gets the beat.
True or False: High notes are on the left side of the piano, while low notes are on the right side of the piano.
False: The opposite is true.
This symbol lowers the pitch of a note by one half step.
Flat.
Despite the 8th note getting the beat, 6/8 is grouped into two larger beats. What rhythmic value gets the larger beat?
Dotted quarter note.
What is it called when we combine the treble and bass clefs using a bracket/brace?
The Grand Staff.
What does a dot do when added next to a note/rhythm?
It adds half the value of the note that came before it.
B and C and E and F are know as what on the piano?
Natural Half Steps.
What is the name for two notes that sound the same but have different names?
Enharmonic Equivalent.
Which composer wrote the music to the rhythm challenge we played last week?
Beethoven.