This is the 5 lines and four spaces used for writing music.
What is a staff?
West Virginia, mountain mama...
Take Me Home, Country Roads
This symbol tells the player to emphasize the note underneath ( > ) .
What is an accent?
Clarinet, oboe, sax
What is the woodwind family?
This rhythmic value receives half of a beat in 4/4 time.
What is an 8th rest?
This symbol is often called a G clef.
What is the treble clef?
You know the rules, and so do I...
Never Gonna Give You Up
If you saw this type of symbol, you would play the note short and detached from others around it.
What is a staccato?
Trumpet, tuba, trombone
What is the brass family?
In 4/4 time, this rhythmic value receives 1/4 of a beat, or 1/16 of a full measure.
What is a 16th note?
This divides the staff into measures.
What is a bar line?
I'd rather be dry but at least I'm alive...
Rain on Me
This symbol tells musicians to hold a note longer than normal, until the conductor indicates they should continue.
What is a fermata?
Guitar, viola, cello
What is the string family?
In 4/4 time, it receives 3 beats.
Indicates how many beats in each measure
What is a time signature?
I don't want a lot for Christmas...
All I Want for Christmas is You
Piano, cymbals, snare
What is the percussion family?
This type of note is one half of a dotted half note.
What is a dotted quarter note?
No, it's there on purpose. This kind of symbol raises or lowers a pitch on the staff by a half step. (Also one of the "A"s in STARS).
What is an accidental?
The baffled king composing
Hallelujah
If you saw this in your music you would gradually get softer.
What is a decrescendo?
Guiro, castanet, maraca
What is the percussion section?
This note gets 1 count in 6/8 time
What is an eighth note?