Lines, Lines, Everywhere There's Lines
Five horizontal parallel lines and the four spaces between them.
What is the staff?
Any note with a line through it.
The most common clef, used for instruments with a high pitch; also known as the G clef.
What is the treble clef?
The note name for the top line of the treble clef.
What is F?
The regular pulse, like a heartbeat, which lasts throughout the piece of music.
What is the beat?
To make music easier to read, the staff is divided into sections by these vertical lines.
What are bar lines?
Any note lying in a space.
What is a space note?
The second most common clef, used for instruments with a low sound; also known as the F clef.
What is the bass clef?
The note name for the bottom space of the treble clef.
What is F?
What is a whole note?
Marks the end of a section, or the end of a song.
What is a double bar line?
The highness or lowness of a note.
What is pitch?
Drums and other non-pitched instruments use this clef; also known as the neutral or percussion clef.
What is the rhythm clef?
The note name for the bottom line of the bass clef.
What is G?
This note is worth two (2) beats.
What is a half note?
The area between two bar lines.
What is a measure?
A, B, C, D, E, F, and G (repeating).
What is the music alphabet?
Very rarely used, except by viola players and occasionally trombone and bassoon players; a moveable clef.
What is the C clef?
The note name for the top space of the bass clef.
What is G?
This note is worth one (1) beat.
What is a quarter note?
When a note goes beyond the range of the staff (higher or lower), these small horizontal lines are used to extend its range.
What are ledger lines?
The note that occupies the first ledger line below the treble clef.
What is middle C?
A trick to improve memory; a way of remembering a series of letters in proper order.
What is a mnemonic device?
The note name of the middle line of the treble clef.
What is B?
This note is worth half a beat.
What is an eighth note?