Staff
What has 5 lines/4 spaces?
Music Staff
I am the symbol for soft
Piano
This symbol tells you that you have reached the end of the music
Double Bar Line
I get two beats of sound
Half note
I live on the 4th line
D
I am the only instrument that reads this clef
Viola
I live on the 5th line
A
What goes at the BEGINNING of the staff?
Clef
I am the symbol for loud
Forte
This symbol tells you to go back to the beginning and play your music again
Repeat sign
I get 1 beat of silence
Quarter rest
I live on the 1st space
F
I am the middle line
C
This note is played with the first finger on the G string
A
What is immediately to the right of the clef?
Key Signature
Da Capo translates to
The head
This symbol tells you to add the two same notes for their combined value
Tie
I get 4 beats of sound
Whole note
The notes on the A string in 1-2 finger pattern would be
B, C, D, E
The notes on the C string with a 3-4 finger pattern would be
D E F# G
I live on the 3rd space
E
What separates or creates measures?
Barlines
I am the symbol for suddenly
Subito: sfz
What term tells you to play notes smoothly and connected
Legato
I get 1/2 beat of sound
Eighth Note
If I shift to 3rd position on the G string, my first finger is playing this note
C
If I shift to 3rd position on the D string, my first finger is playing this note
G
If I shift to 3rd position on the A string, my first finger is playing this note
What does the top # tell us in a time signature?
Beats per measure
What is the word for gradually getting louder AND gradually getting softer
Crescendo & Decrescendo
This symbol tells you to hold a note for longer than it's value
Fermata
2 tied Quarters + Whole - Half + Dotted Quarter =
5.5 beats
G line (2nd line up)
I sit on top of 2 ledger lines above the staff
E
The 2 dots in the bass clef surround this line.
F line (4th line up)