4th Grade Music

Note Values

100

This note gets one beat

Quarter Note

200

This note gets two beats

Half Note

300

These paired notes have two sounds in one beat

Paired Eighth

400

This note gets four beats

Whole note

500

This note gets three beats

Dotted Half

Instrument Families

100

This instrument family contains Violin, Viola, Cello, and Bass

Strings

200

This family contains Tubanos, Hand Drums, Drumset, Xylophone, Rhythm Sticks, and more!

Percussion

300

This Family contains Flute, Clarinet, Oboe, Saxophone, and Bassoon

Woodwinds

400

This family contains Trumpet, Trombone, Horn, Tuba, and Euphonium

Brass

500

This family contains Piano, Keyboard, Organ, and Celeste

Keys

Dynamics

100

This dynamic is quiet

Piano

200

This dynamic is loud

Forte

300

This dynamic is medium quiet

Mezzo Piano

400

This dynamic is medium loud

Mezzo Forte

500

This dynamic is REALLY loud

Fortissimo

Vocabulary

100

This musical word is used to describe changing elements of an existing piece of music

Arrange

200

This word may be known more simply as "The Right to Copy"

Copyright

300

This kind of performance features three performers

Trio

400

These are the words to a song

Lyrics

500

This musical word means "to make it up on the spot"

Improvise

Staff Note Names

100

This note is the first space on the staff

F

200

This note is the first line on the staff

E

300

This note is the third space on the staff

C

400

This note is the fourth space on the staff

E

500

This note is the fourth line on the staff

D