FUndamentals of Music

who invented the staff

Guido d’ Arezzo

the staff consists of ____ lines and _____ spaces

5, 4

joining 2 staffs with a bracket is called a _____ ____

grand staff

the first ____ letters make up the musical alphabet

7

what is it called when you repreat a letter of the musical alphabet

octave

assigns letter names to the lines and spaces on the staff

clefs

what is the treble clef also known as

the g clef

what is the bass clef also known as

f clef

what does ledger lines join

middle c

what is a move on the keyboard skipping over a key

half step

what is a move on the keyboard skipping over a key

whole step

what raises a note a half step up

sharp

lowers a note a half step

flat

enharmonic equivalents means

musical equals

what is the scale pattern

WWHWWWH

can you combine sharps and flats in one scale

no