Symbols
Performance
Duration
Notation
100
Name the staff sign used to place middle and low tones.
Bass Clef
100
The Italian musical term for the word "loud."
Forte
100
What note has the value of 4 quarter notes or two half notes?
Whole Note
100
What is the alternate name for a bar of music?
A measure
200
Specifically, what note is represented above?
Middle C
200
The Italian prefix "mezzo" translates to what word in English?
Moderately/Medium/Middle
200
This musical symbol is worth 4 beats but can also be used to fill an entire measure with silence.
Whole Rest
200
These two vertical lines indicate the end of a musical movement or an entire composition.
Ending Bar Line
300
The symbol above has a value of 4 beats. What is this symbol?
Whole Rest
300
The loudness or softness of a composition can be described as its...
Dynamics
300
For how many beats would this note be played?
5 beats
300
What is the name given to the distance between any two adjacent keys (white or black) and is also the smallest distance between any two notes in western music?
Half Step/Semi-Tone
400
What is the alternate name for the treble clef?
G clef
400
What is the Italian term for the symbol above?
Pianissimo
400
What does the top number of the symbol below tell us?
The number of beats in the bar.
400
What is the name of the line below the treble staff where Middle C is written?
Ledger Line
500
What is the name given to this grouping of symbols?
Grand Staff
500
What is the name of the curved line that joins two notes of the same pitch and combines their value?
Tie
500
What is the total value of a dotted whole note?
6 beats
500
This symbol indicates the number of beats in a bar and the type of note that gets one beat.
Time Signature