Recorder Note Names
Lines of the Staff
Spaces of the Staff
Vocabulary
100

The thumb on the back and first finger pressed down.

What is B?

100

The location of the first line on the staff. (Bottom or Top)

What is the bottom?

100

The location of the fourth space on the staff. (Bottom or Top)

What is top?

100

The steady pulse of the music.

What is beat?

200

The thumb on the back, first, and second fingers pressed down.

What is A?

200

The number of lines on a music staff

What are five?
200

The number of spaces on a music staff.

What are four?
200

This note value lasts four beats.

What is a whole note?

300

Thumb on the back, first, second, and third fingers pressed down.

What is G?
300

The letter name of the note on the third line of the staff.

What is B?

300

The letter name of the bottom space on the staff.

What is F?

300

The music name for when something is played/sung loudly.

Symbol: f

What is forte?

400

The fingers you press down to play a B on the recorder.

What are the thumb and first finger?
400

The letter name of the note on the second line of the staff.

What is G?

400

The letter name of the second space on the staff.

What is A?

400

The music name for when something is played or sung softly.

Symbol: p

What is piano?

500

The fingers you press down to play a G on the recorder.

What are the thumb, first, second, and third fingers?

500

The letter names of the notes on the staff from bottom to top.

What are E, G, B, D, and F?
500

The letter names of the spaces on the staff from bottom to top.

What are F, A, C, E?

500

The word for a pattern in music.

What is ostinato?

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