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6 Beg. Orchestra
orchestra and music vocabulary terms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| music staff | 5 lines that notes are placed on |
| treble clef | placed at the beginning of the music staff, this is the clef violins use, high notes |
| bass clef | placed at the beginning of the music staff, this is the clef the cellos and basses use, low notes, looks like a backward C |
| alto clef | placed at the beginning of the music staff, this is the clef the violas use, mid range notes, looks like 113 |
| measure | the space between two bar lines on a music staff |
| sharp | raises the pitch of a note by one half step, looks like a hashtag, like F# or C# |
| key signature | sharps of flats after the clef that change certain notes throughout the entire piece |
| top number of the time signature | tells us the number of beats or counts in a measure |
| bottom number of the time signature | tells us the note that gets a beat or count, i.e. in 4/4 time a quarter note gets a beat |
| half note | a note that lasts for 2 beats in 4/4 time, a note head with a stem |
| quarter note | a note that lasts for 1 beat in 4/4 time, a solid note head with a stem |
| whole note | a note that lasts for 4 beats in 4/4 time, a single note head, no stem |
| quarter rest | one beat of silence in 4/4 meter |
| major scale | a series of notes going up and down, i.e. D Major Scale |
| repeat sign | signal to repeat a section of music. The repeat sign consists of two thick vertical barlines through the staff, with two dots |
| time signature | Tells the meter or beats per measure and which notes equal one beat. It is the symbol next to the clef and key signature at the beginning of the piece |
| Notes of the D MAJOR SCALE | D, E, #F, G, A, B, #C, D |
| bar line | one vertical line on the music staff, drawn to create measures in the music |
| double bar line | two vertical lines, drawn to show the ending of a song |
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Mrs.W*Orchestra
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