On Staff
This is the 5 lines and four spaces used for writing music.
What is a staff?
This letter name is on the first line of the staff.
What is "E"?
What is the speed of the music?
Tempo
Clarinet, oboe, flute
What is the woodwind family?
A note that has 1 beat
What is a quarter note?
This symbol is often called a G clef.
What is the treble clef?
This letter name is in the 3rd space on the staff.
What is a "C"?
What is the dynamic for loud?
Forte
Trumpet, tuba, trombone
What is the brass family?
A rest that has 4 beats
What is a whole rest?
This divides the staff into measures.
What is a bar line?
How many beats does a dotted quarter note get?
What is 1 1/2
What does the dynamic piano mean?
Soft
Guitar, viola, cello
What is the string family?
A note that has 2 beats
What is a half note?
Indicates how many beats in each measure and what kind of note receives one beat.
What is a time signature?
This letter name lives on the top line of the staff.
What is "F"?
What tells us to gradually get louder?
Crescendo
Piano, cymbals, snare
What is the percussion family?
A note that has 1/2 beat
What is an eighth note?
This music symbol has two lines and two dots and means to go back and do it again.
What is a repeat sign?
This letter name is in the space ABOVE the staff.
What is "G"?
What tells us to gradually get softer?
decrescendo
All of the instruments playing together is called the...
What is the orchestra
2 notes that have 1 beat when beamed together
What is an eighth note pair?