Book 1A Flashcards
Notes
How long sounds last
Pulse
The heartbeat of the music
Quarter Note
One beat
Double Bar Line
The end
Rest
Sign of silence
Quarter Rest
One beat of rest
Bar Lines
Divide music into equal measures
Bar
A segment of music between two bar lines
Half Note
Two beats
Repeat Sign
Go back to the beginning and play again
Dynamics
How loud or soft
Forte
Loud
Piano
Soft
Whole Note
Four beats
Time Signature
How many beats are in a measure
4
4
Four beats in every bar
Damper Pedal
Sustains notes; the right pedal
Mezzo Forte
Medium Loud
f
Forte
p
Piano
mf
Mezzo Forte
Whole Rest
Four beats of rest
Step
Moving from one note to the one right next to it, below or above
3
4
Three beats in every bar
Dotted Half Note
Three beats
Octave
An interval of eight notes above or below the note
The Staff
Five lines and four spaces
Bass Clef
Shows that notes on the staff are below middle C and usually played by the left hand
Treble Clef
Shows that notes on the staff are above middle C and usually played by the right hand
Grand Staff
Two staffs joined together by a brace, used in piano music
Half Rest
Two beats of rest
Tempo
The speed of the beats in the music
Tempo Marking
A marking found above the music that states the tempo
Stem Direction of Notes Below Line Three
Stem is up on the right hand side
Stem Direction of Notes Above Line Three
Stem is down on the left hand side
Skip
Play note and skip one white note above or below
♩
Quarter Note
𝅗𝅥
Half Note
𝅝
Whole Note
𝄇
Repeat Sign
𝄂
Double Bar Line
𝄀
Bar Line
𝄚
The Staff
𝄞
Treble Clef
𝄢
Bass Clef
𝄻
Whole Rest
𝄼
Half Rest
𝄽
Quarter Rest
𝅗𝅥.
Dotted Half Note