Note Names
What is another name for the treble clef?
G-clef
This note gets one beat in 4/4 time and looks like a filled-in circle with a stem.
quarter note
What is another name for the bass clef?
F-clef
This note sits one line above the treble clef staff
A
This note has a circle, a stick and it is not colored in and sits in the second line of the bass clef
B half note
This symbol raises a note by a half step.
sharp
This symbol is a squiggle
What is a quarter rest
What signs lowers a pitch by a half step?
flat sign
This note appears two lines below the bass staff
C
This note is an open circle and sits on the second line in the treble clef.
Whole note G
This symbol connects two staves, usually for piano music, to show they belong together.
brace
This rest lasts twice as long as a quarter rest but half as long as a whole rest.
half rest
This curved line connects two of the same note to make one longer sound.
This note sits on the first ledger line above the bass clef staff and also the first ledger line below the treble clef?
Middle C
This note has colored in circle, a stick and a dot and sits on the fourth line of the bass clef.
Dotted quarter note F
This symbol is placed at the end of a piece or section to indicate the music is over.
double barline
How many eighth notes equal the value of one whole note?
8 eighth notes
This curved line connects different notes to show they should be played smoothly.
slur
What note falls in the space immediately BELOW the fourth ledger line under the bass clef staff?
E
This note has a filled-in note head, a stem, two flags. It sits on a ledger line between the treble and bass clefs.
16th note on middle C
These two dots and lines mean a section of the music should be played again.
Repeat Sign
How long would you hold a dotted whole note tied to another dotted whole note?
12 beats
This symbol looks like a small arch or bird’s eye and means to hold a note longer than its value.
pause or fermata
Which note falls in the space just above the fifth ledger line above the treble staff?
C