2 - Staff Notation and Jingle Bells Flashcards
Staff/Stave
The set of five lines that music is written down on.
Time Signature
A symbol showing how many beats in the bar there are in a piece of music.
Treble Clef
A clef used in sheet music for notes higher in pitch than middle C.
Bass Clef
A clef used in sheet music for notes lower in pitch than middle C.
Semibreve
A note which lasts for four beats.
Minim
A note that last for two beats
Crotchet
A note that lasts for one beat.
Quaver
A note that lasts half a beat. They are often found in pairs to make up a whole beat.
Semiquaver
A note which lasts for a quarter of a beat. They are often found in groups of two or four.
What are the Treble Clef line notes?
E G B D F
What are the Treble Clef space notes?
F A C E
What are the Bass Clef line notes?
G B D F A
What are the Bass Clef space notes?
A C E G
Is the music stepping down or up?

DOWN
Name the key

C

Are the notes at the same pitch or at different pitches?

D, D = same pitch

Name the note and how many beats it is worth.

Dotted semibreve.
6 beats

Name the pitch

E

Name the pitch

F

Name the pitch

B below the treble clef

Name the pitch

B in the treble clef

Name the pitch

C

Explain the symbol

Tie - hold for combined value

Name the pitch

G (in the bass clef)
Name the key

D

Name the rest

Crotchet rest - 1 beat

Name the pitch

Middle C (bass clef)

Name the pitch

D above bass clef

Name the pitch

(High) G

Name the type of note

Minim - 2 beats

Name the type of rest

Semibreve rest - 4 beats

Name the clef

Treble, or G, clef

Name the pitch

A (in treble clef)

Name the pitch

F (in bass clef)

Name the type of rest

Semiquaver rest - 1/4 beat

Name the notes

E G B D F
Treble clef line notes

Name the notes

A C E G
Bass clef space notes


Name the type of note

Quaver - 1/2 beat

Name the type of note

Crotchet - 1 beat

Name the pitch

A (in the bass clef)

Name the note

G

Name the pitch

C (above the treble clef)

Name the note

F

Name the pitch

A (above treble clef)

Name the type of note

Dotted minim - worth 3 beats

Name the note

E

Name the pitch

E (in the bass clef)

Name the clef

Bass clef

Name the pitch

B (in the bass clef)

Name the pitch

C (below bass clef)

Name the line notes

G B D F A
Bass clef line notes

Name the type of note

Semiquaver - worth 1/4 beat

Name the pitch

C (in the bass clef)

Name the pitch

F (in the treble clef)

Name the type of note

Dotted crotchet - worth 1 1/2 beats

Is the music stepping up or stepping down?

Stepping up

Name the pitch

E (in the treble clef)

Name the pitch

F (in the bass clef)

Name the pitch

D (below the bass clef)

Name the pitch

D (in the treble clef)

Name the type of rest

Quaver rest - worth 1/2 beat

Name the pitch

B (in the bass clef)

Name the pitch

A (in the bass clef)

Name the pitch

D (in the treble clef)

Name the pitch

B (above the treble clef)

Name the space notes

F A C E
Spaces in the treble clef

Name the type of rest

Minim rest - worth 2 beats
