Grade 8 - Music - Musical Notes, Clefs, Accidentals, and More

Stuff about musical notes like Dotted Notes, Letter Notes of Each Staff, Clefs, Accidentals, Key Signatures, and staffs

What are all 5 musical notes?

Whole note, Half note, Quarter note, Eighth note, Sixteenth note

What are the 4 musical rests?

Whole rest, Half rest, Quarter rest, Eighth rest

How much is the dot beside an musical note worth?

A half the value of the note it follows

What are the letter names of the lines on the treble clef (in order)?

EGBDF

What are the letter names of the spaces on the treble clef (in order)?

FACE

What are the letter names of the lines on the bass clef (in order)?

GBDFA

What are the letter names of the spaces on the bass clef (in order)?

ACEG

How much beats is a whole note?

4

How much beats is a half note?

2

How much beats is the a quarter note?

1

How much beats is an eighth note?

0.5

How much beats is an sixteenth note?

0.25

What are the 4 main clefs?

Treble Clef, Bass Clef, Alto Clef, Tenor Clef

What does the sharp sign do?

Raises the pitch by one half step

What does the flat sign do?

Lowers the pitch by one half step

What does the natural sign do?

Cancels the effects of a sharp or flat

What are the strings on the violin, from lowest to highest?

GDAE

What are the strings on the viola and cello, from lowest to highest?

CGDA

What is the order of the flats in the key signature?

BEADGCF

What is the order of sharps in the key signature?

FCGDAEB

How do you find out the name of a key signature containing flats?

By checking the flat before the last flat

How do you find out the name of a key signature containing sharps?

Count up to the next line or space above the last sharp

What are the names of each key signature containing flats, from 1 flat in the key signature to the 7th.

F, B♭, E♭, A♭, D♭, G♭, C♭

What are the names of each signature containing sharps, from 1 flat in the key signature to the 7th.

G, D, A, E, B, F♯, C♯

Which key does not have any sharps or flats in the key signature?

C Major