Silence Please
Proceed with Caution
Symbols to Apply
Lines and Spaces
Left overs
100

A beat or beats of a measured silence (sh)

What is rest?

100

The speed that the music should be played or the speed of music

What is tempo?

100
  • a symbol that lowers the note by one half step

What is flat?

100

repeat the section

What is repeat sign?

100

Take a breath

What is breath symbol? (')

200

 A written rest having one-eighth the time value of a whole rest

What is an eighth rest?

200

A note that is equal to four quarter notes or two half notes

What is a whole note?

200

a flat, sharp or natural that is not in the key signature

What is an accidental?

200

A symbol that wraps around the G line at the beginning of the staff

What is treble clef?

200

A piece of music written for two performers

What is duet?

300

A rest that has one quarter the time value of a whole note

What is a quarter rest?

300

A note that has one quarter the time value of a whole note

What is a quarter note?

300
  • raises a note one half step

What is a sharp?

300

Two bar lines together that separate sections within a piece of music

What is double bar lines?

300

 Another term for 4/4 meter

What is common time?

400

A rest having half the time value of a whole rest

What is a half rest?

400

A musical note having one-eighth the time value of a whole note

What is an eighth note?

400
  • cancels out a sharp or flat

What is a natural?

400
  • the distance between two bar lines

What is measure?

400

A musical note having half the time value of a whole note (too-oo)

What is half note?

500

A rest that is equal to four quarter rests or two half rests

What is a whole rest?

500

The numbers written on a staff to indicate the meter. The top number tells how many beats are in each measure and the bottom number tells which kind of note gets a single beat.

What is time signature?

500
  • Reminder that the bar line has cancelled an accidental; also called “cautionary accidental”

What is a ourtesy accidental?

500

 Five lines and four spaces

What is staff?

500

A curved line connecting different notes that means to play without tonguing.

What is slur?