Duration
In 4/4 time, this duration is what gets the beat. This is also known as the standard notation of beats in western music.
The quarter note
The 5 lines space where music is written is called the _____.
Staff
Is 4/3 a valid time signature?
No
What is the definition of steady beat
Heartbeat of music
A whole note
True or false, all music must have rhythm?
True
What does the bottom number in the time signature: 6/8, tell us about the music?
The eighth note gets the beat.
In 4/4 time, what duration value gets the beat?
The quarter note
What does a dot do to the duration of a note?
It adds half the original duration value to that note. (A half note would change from 2 beats to 3 beats)
Music is organized by collections of beats put into __________. The time signature tells us how many beats are in this.
Measures.
What does the top number of the time signature: 5/4, tell us about the music?
There are 5 beats in a measure
True or False: In music, the steady beat must be played by an instrument at all times
False
True or false, the sixteenth note is the smallest duration value a note can have
False
Clef
True or False, the time signature can change during a piece of music?
True
In most pop songs, what instrument is used to keep the beat?
The Drum Set