On Staff
5 lines and four spaces for writing music
What is a staff?
This note has 4 counts
What is a whole note?
Tempo
What is the speed of the beat?
Name one member of the woodwind family.
What is a saxophone/flute/oboe/clarinet/piccolo?
1 beat
What is a quarter note
Also called a G clef
What is the treble clef?
The note in the 3rd space in the treble staff
What is a "C"?
Forte
What is loud?
Trumpet, tuba, trombone belong to this family.
What is the brass family?
This rest "sits" on the staff.
What is a half rest?
Divides the staff into measures
What is a bar line?
The lowest line on the treble staff
What is "E"?
Piano
What is quiet?
Guitar, viola, cello are members of
What is the string family?
2 counts
What is a half note?
Indicates how many beats in each measure and what kind of note receives the beat
What is a time signature?
Note names of the four spaces in the treble staff
What is "F, A, C, E"?
Metronome
What is the device that keeps a steady beat for musicians?
Piano, cymbals, snare are in the
What is the percussion family?
There are 16 of these in a whole note
What is a sixteenth note?
Playing the same music but beginning at different times
What is a round?
Note names of the five lines of the bass staff?
What is "G, B, D, F, A"?
Decrescendo
What is gradually getting softer?
Soprano, alto, tenor, and bass voices are members of the
What is the vocal/voice family?
This note gets 1 count in 6/8 time
What is an eighth note?