Note Values
This note is worth 4 counts of sound...
Whole Note
Second line on the staff...
G
This marking tells you when to take a breath...
Breath Mark
Sign that tells you to play or sing the music again...
Repeat Sign
This instrument has often been played in churches throughout history. Big instrument with pipes...
Organ
This note is worth 1 count of sound...
Quarter Note
Fourth line on the staff...
D
This tells you the number of counts per measure and the type of note that gets one count...
Time Signature
A piece of music featuring two different parts played or sung together...
Duet
Castanets
This rest is worth 1/2 count of silence...
Eighth Rest
One ledger line above the staff...
A
A song in which the same part is played or sung by two or more groups starting at different times...
Round
Slur
Also known as a French harp or mouth organ, is a free reed wind instrument used worldwide in many musical genres, notably in blues, American folk music, classical music, jazz, country, and rock...
Harmonica
This rest is worth 1/2 count of silence...
Eighth Rest
Two ledger lines below the staff...
A
Everyone plays or sings...
Tutti
Adds half the value of the note...
Dot
A woodwind instrument from the band, but played with a body part that is NOT the mouth...
Nose Flute
This note is worth 1/4 count of sound...
Sixteenth Note
The space above the second ledger line above the staff...
D
Hold a note or rest longer than its usual value...
Fermata
Symbol that alters the pitch of note (higher/lower) until the end of the measure...
Accidental
Instrument from Australia also known as a drone pipe. Creates long continuous tones, played by vibrating the lips...
Didgeridoo