Symbols of Sound
Symbols of Silence
Dynamics
Parts of the Staff
Rules
Music Math
100
This note is worth one beat.
What is a quarter note?
100
This symbol is worth 4 beats of silence.
Draw and identify.
What is a whole rest?
100
To play softly
What is piano?
100
The space between bar lines.
What is a measure?
100
This symbol means to read these staves together.
What is a bracket?
100
Quarter +
eighth+
quarter +
quarter +
half +
whole+
half +
half +
whole +
eighth +
quarter +
whole=
What is 23 beats?
200
2 of these notes will fill 2 measures in 4/4.
What is a whole note?
200
Identify symbol and amount of beats:
What is a quarter rest? 1 beat.
200
To play very loudly
What is fortissimo?
200
The two types of bar lines.
What are single and double?
200
This instrument family typically plays on a one-line staff.
What is percussion?
200
3 quarter notes
6 half notes
1 whole rest
3 eight notes
What is 20.5 beats?
300
3 of these notes= 6 beats.
What is a half note?
300
This symbol is worth 2 beats.
Draw and identify.
What is a half rest?
300
To play gradually softer
What is diminuendo or decrescendo?
300
These numbers are at the beginning of every piece of music and tell the reader how many beats per measure and what note gets one beat.
What is a time signature?
300
This hangs from the end of a single 8th note.
What is a flag?
300
Whole +
half +
quarter +
half +
whole+
half +
quarter +
quarter +
eighth=
What is 17.5 beats?
400
Part 1—Identify the note.
7 of these= __________ beats.
What is an 8th note?
What is 3.5 beats?
400
Write out the following in 2 measures of rest in 4/4
1 2-3 4 | 1-2 3 4
See teacher for the answer.
400
To play medium loud
What is mezzo piano?
400
This symbol marks the end of a section or the entire piece of music.
What is a double bar?
400
This connects 8th notes.
What is a beam?
400
eighth +
eighth +
quarter +
eighth +
half +
whole +
eighth +
half +
whole=
What is 15 beats?
500
Write out this rhythm with symbols of sound.
2 measures of 4/4:
1 2& 3 4&| 1& 2 3& 4&
See teacher for the answer.
500
Draw and identify the REST EQUIVALENT of this note:
What is a half rest? 
500
To play very quiet
What is pianissimo?
500
This is the line of the staff that determines whether note stems are up or down.
What is Line 3?
500
In 2/4 and 3/4, this note/rest value is not used.
What are whole values?
500
7 eighth notes+
2 quarter notes+
3 half rests+
1 whole rest=
What is 15.5 beats?