Grade 1 Notation & Symbols Flashcards by Katie Donovan

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staff (or stave)

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treble clef

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bass clef

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What is the name of this note, and how many beats is it worth?

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semibreve (whole note)
4 beats

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a dotted minim (dotted half note)
3 beats

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What is the name of this note, and how many beats is it worth?

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minim (half note)
2 beats

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crotchet (quarter note)
1 beat

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What is the name of this note, and how many beats is it worth?

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quaver (eighth note)
worth half a beat

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sharp, which raises a note by a semitone

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flat, which lowers a note by a semitone

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natural sign, which cancels a sharp or a flat

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Which major key has no key signature?

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C major

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Which major key signature is this?

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G major

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Which major key signature is this?

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D major

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Which major key signature is this?

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F major

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What time signature is this?

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Four four time
(four crotchet beats in each bar)

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What time signature is this?

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Common time, which is the same as four four time

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What is this time signature?

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three four time or three quarter time
(three crotchet beats in each bar)

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What is this time signature?

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two four time
(two crotchet beats in each bar)

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crotchet rest (1 beat)

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minim rest (2 beats)

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semibreve rest (4 beats)

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quaver rest (1/2 beat)

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What does this symbol mean?

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crescendo

What does this symbol mean?

decrescendo (or diminuendo)

What do we call the line between these two notes?

a slur

What do we call the curved line between these two notes?

a tie

What do we call the vertical lines in the picture below?

bar lines

What do we call the two vertical lines in the picture below?

a double bar line

How should the notes below be played?

staccato

How should the notes in the example below be played?

legato

What does this symbol mean?

mezzo piano (moderately soft)

What does this symbol mean?

mezzo forte (moderately loud)

What does this symbol mean?

forte (loud)

What does this symbol mean?

piano (soft)

Which minor key has no key signature?

A minor

Which minor key signature is this?

E minor

Which minor key signature is this?

D minor