Note lengths
A one beat note
What is a crotchet?
Adds half the value of the note to the note that it is next to
What is a dot/ dotted note?
A symbol that is used to show a period of silence in a bar
What is a rest?
What does the top number in a time signature tell us?
A two beat note
What is a minim?
The number of beats that a dotted minim lasts for
What is 3 beats?
The word that we used when clapping groups of quavers after we have counted the beat
What is 'and'?
Tells you what type of beats that you are counting in
What does the bottom number of a time signature tell us?
A four beat note
What is a semibreve?
The number of beats that a dotted crotchet lasts for
What is 1 and a half beats?
The name for the segments of music that are separated by lines
What are bars?
4/4
What is four crotchet beats in a bar?
A half beat note
What is a quaver?
The number of beats that a dotted quaver lasts for
What is 3/4 of a beat?
The name for the two numbers that appear at the start of the piece to tell you how many beats there are in a bar
What is the time signature?
6/8
What are 6 quaver beats in a bar?
A 1/4 beat note
What is a semiquaver?
The number of beats that a dotted semibreve lasts for
What is 6 beats?
The meaning of 'C' at the start of a piece
What is Common time/ 4/4?
3/2
What are three minim beats in a bar?