Strings
Treble Clef
Glossary Terms
Note Value
General
100

The highest string. 

What is G

100

The first line on the treble clef. 

What is E?

100

The use of symbols and markings to visually inform the artist how to perform a piece of music (tablature or music staff and notes). 

What is music notation? 

100

This note type has 4 beats. 

What is a whole note? 

100

This is a unit of time in music. 

What is a beat? 

200

The part of the guitar that changes the pitch (note) of a string. 

What is a fret. 

200

The first space on the treble clef. 

What is F?

200

Determining and demonstrating music's expressive intent and meaning when reading, writing about, and performing music.

What is interpreting?

200

A quarter note has this many beats. 

What is 1 beat. 

200

This is a unit of measurement in music also known as a bar. 

What is a measure? 

300

This guitar note has two octaves on open strings. 

What is E 

300

The last line on the treble clef. 

What is E? 

300

This is the person who performs a song but does not necessarily write it.  

What is a musical artist? 

300

This note has 2 beats. 

What is a half note? 

300
This is also known as a musical sentence. 

What is a phrase? 

400

The guitar has 6 of these.

What are strings? 

400

The treble clef has 4 of these and 5 of these. 

What are spaces and lines? 

400

This is the person who creates a particular piece of music and may perform it. 

What is a composer? 

400

Two of these equal 1 beat. 

What are eighth notes?

400

This tells us how many beats per measure as well as what note gets the beat. 

What is a time signature. 

500

Guitar strings used to be made out of this material. 

What is catgut. 

500

The treble clef hooks around this note that also gives it its second name? 

What is G? 

500

This is the use of dynamics, articulation, and tempo to add complexity and feeling to music. 

What is music expression? 

500

This is the number of beats when you add 4 quarter notes 4 half notes and 4 eighth notes. 

What are 14 beats? 

500

This type of line comes at the end of each measure and separates them. 

What is a barline.