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Music Reading
Notes, Staff, Clef, Intervals, Grand Staff
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Music is measured by | Beats |
| The timing of music | Rhythm |
| Tempo | Speed of the beat from slow to fast |
| Groups of beats marked off by barlines | Measures |
| Notes are measured by | beats |
| Rests (silences) are measured by | beats |
| A symbol at the beginning of the staff that shows the timing of music | Time Signature |
| This signature has two numbers | Time Signature |
| This number shows beats per measure | Top number |
| This number shows the note that equals 1 beat | Bottom number |
| A graph where music is written | Staff |
| How many lines are on the staff? | Five |
| How many spaces are on the staff? | Four |
| Which clef shows notes for the right hand? | Treble or G clef |
| Each line or space is used to show | the location of a certain pitch |
| These lines are added to show lower or higher notes | Ledger lines |
| Lines in the treble clef reading from bottom to top of the staff. | E G B D F |
| Spaces in the treble clef reading from bottom to top of the staff. | F A C E |
| Play repeating notes on the same | line or same space |
| Play stepping up and down notes from | line to space to line |
| Play skipping up and down notes from | line to line or space to space |
| The distance between two notes is called | Interval |
| A staff with a Bass or F clef shows notes for | the left hand |
| Lines in the bass staff reading from bottom to top of the staff | G B D F A |
| Spaces in the bass staff reading from bottom to top of the staff. | A C E G |
| Play C position for the bass staff | Play Eight keys below middle C |
| This combines the treble and bass staves | Grand Staff |
| Play the melody with each hand alone slowly. | Guideline for learning melodies in one position. |