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Mrs.belch flashcards
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| beat | a steady pulse of all music |
| quarter note | receives one beat of sound |
| half note | receives two beats of sound |
| whole note | receives four beats of sound |
| bar-line | vertical line that groups notes and rest together |
| time signature | it tells how many beats and how many measures are in a piece of music |
| whole rest | receives four beats of silence |
| staff | five lines and four spaces on which notes are written |
| rhythm | combination of long and short notes and rest |
| clef | symbol at the beginning of a staff that indicates which lines and spaces represent which notes |
| treble clef | indicates notes that sound higher than middle c |
| bass clef | indicates notes that sound higher than lower c |
| grand staff | a staff when created when two staves that are joined together |
| scale | group of pitches which are sung or played in succesion |
| key | determined by home tone or tonic |
| measure | the space between the bar-lines |
| meter | way of organizing rhythm |
| half rest | one beat of silence |