The Music Staff
Abbreviations
Vocabulary
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Rhythm
100
Another name for viola clef
What is alto clef
100
Pizz.
What is pizzicato
100
Duet
What is a song played by 2 people
100
Repeat sign
What is the symbol that makes you play something twice
100
Number of beats in a half note
What is 2
200
Tiny lines added above and below the staff for high and low notes
What are ledger lines
200
p
What is piano, or "play softly"
200
Arco
What is "use your bow"
200
Rest
What is silence in music
200
Number of beats in a whole note
What is 4
300
Vertical lines at the end of the staff to indicate the end of a song. (Hint: ______________ bar)
What is a double bar
300
f
What is forte, or "play loudly"
300
D.C. al Fine
What is "go back to the beginning and play until you see fine"
300
Bar lines
What are the lines that separate measures in music
300
Number of beats in a quarter rest
What is one
400
Shows sharps and flats at the beginning of a song. (Hint: key _______________________.)
What is the key signature
400
V
What is an upbow
400
slur
What are more than one note in a bow
400
The beat
What is the pulse of the music
400
Number of quarter notes in a half note
What is 2
500
Stacked numbers at the beginning of a song to tell you how many beats in a measure
What is the time signature or meter signature
500
,
What is a bow lift
500
tempo
What is the speed of a song
500
Staccato (the little dots attached to notes)
What are the marks to tell you to play short and choppy
500
Number of eighth notes in a half note
What is 4