Notes On the Staff
What is E?
The amount of beats in a quarter note
What is 1 beat?
The first solfège syllable in a major scale
What is do?
The finger numbers on the right hand for playing any pentatonic scale
What is 1-2-3-4-5?
The first name of your music teacher
What is Joslyn?
The 3rd space on the treble staff
What is C?
The amount of beats in a half note plus a whole note
What is 6 beats?
The third solfège syllable in a major scale
What is mi?
What is 1-2-3-1-2-3-4-5?
The name of the college Ms. Henderson went to for undergrad, earning her Bachelor of Arts in Music
What is Spelman College?
This note connects the treble and bass staves — it’s on the line just below the treble staff and just above the bass staff
What is Middle C/C4?
The rhythmic notation for our clapped call to attention
What is 1 2 3 + 4?
The hand sign for the first solfège syllable
What is do—closed fist, thumb facing your body?
The notes that make up the C Major scale, in order
What is C, D, E, F, G, A, B, C?
The city where Ms. Henderson was raised and is from
Hint: She also went to college in this city
What is Atlanta, GA?
The phrase that the spaces of the bass staff spell out
What is ACEG?
If you see an eighth note and two sixteenth notes starting on beat 1, you’d count it this way
What is "1 + a?" (one and-a)
This hand sign represents the fifth solfège syllable
What is sol/so — hand up, thumb up, palm facing your body?
The notes of the G Major Scale, in order
What is G, A, B, C, D, E, F#, G?
The number of siblings Ms. Henderson has
What is 2?
3 will be accepted with explanation
The mnemonic phrase used to remember the lines of the bass staff
What is "Good Boys Do Fine Always?"
What is the watermelon, Mississippi, avocado, etc.?
The hand sign for the sixth solfège syllable
What is la—if you know, you know?
In a left-hand major scale, this finger crosses over the thumb to continue the pattern smoothly
What is the middle finger?
The sorority Ms. Henderson is a proud member of. This sorority just celebrated its Founders Day last Tuesday on January 13th.
What is Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated?