Musical Instruments
This woodwind instrument is played by holding it sideways and blowing into an aperture hole.
These are the letters in the musical alphabet.
ABCDEFG
This type of note receives 1 beat of sound
Quarter Note
This note has a stem with a filled in notehead
Quarter Note
One quarter note plus one quarter note.
2 beats
This instrument has four strings and comes originally from Portuguese immigrants in Hawaii. (Small Guitar)
The Ukulele
This is the note on the 3rd space of the treble clef.
C
This type of note receives 4 beats of sound
Whole note
This note has a stem and the notehead is not filled in
Half Note
One half note plus one half note.
4 beats
This instrument is a percussion and a string instrument. It's sounds are created by small hammers hitting the strings inside. It has 88 buttons that are pressed and 3 pedals to control the sound.
The Grand Piano
This is the 2nd line on the Treble Clef
G
This note receives 2 beats of sound
Half Note
When this note is by itself, it has a filled in notehead, stem and two flags. When connected with one or more notes, there are two bars across the top.
Sixteenth Note
One quarter note plus one half note.
3 beats
This percussion instrument is made of metal bars, is played by a set of rubber mallets, and is shaped like a piano keyboard.
The Xylophone
Challenge! This note is just below the first line of the treble clef.
This note receives 1/2 of a beat.
Eighth note
This rest looks like a top hat
Half Rest
One quarter note plus one whole note
5 beats
This instrument is one that you carry with you all the time. It can make pitches high and low. It needs to be warmed up for the best sound possible. This instrument sounds different depending on each musician who uses it.
The Voice!
This note sits right above the last line on the treble clef.
G
Two of these notes equal one beat of sound
Eighth Notes
This note is a squiggly line that has a value of one beat.
Quarter Rest
One half note plus one whole note.
6 beats
This instrument comes in many different colors. It is a long tube that plays one pitch depending on how long or short it is.Miss Turner used them
Boomwhackers
This has 5 lines and 4 spaces to put notes on.
Staff
This note is worth 3 beats
Dotted Half Note
When you add this marking to a note, it increases the value of the existing note by 1/2 of it's value.
A dotted note
One dotted quarter note plus one dotted quarter note.
3 beats