MUSIC (Musical Symbols and Time Signature)

1st lesson October 16, 2023

A ______ is the representation of a musical sound

NOTE

4 BEATS

WHOLE NOTE

2 BEATS

HALF NOTE

1 BEAT

QUARTER NOTE

½ BEAT

EIGHTH NOTE

¼ BEAT

SIXTEENTH NOTE

A ______ increases the length of a note by half of its value

DOT

A _____ is a musical symbol that represents silence

REST

4 BEATS OF SILENCE

WHOLE-REST

2 BEATS OF SILENCE

HALF-REST

1 BEAT OF SILENCE

QUARTER-REST

½ BEAT OF SILENCE

EIGHTH-REST

¼ BEAT OF SILENCE

SIXTEENTH-REST

The two clefs are ______ and _______

G CLEF/TREBLE CLEF AND F CLEF/BASS CLEF

It is a set of five horizontal lines and four spaces

THE STAFF

-It is a symbol in music notation that raises or lowers a natural note whether by one-half steps:

-It changes the pitch or sound

-It is placed after a note

ACCIDENTALS

WHAT SYMBOL IS THIS?

SHARP SYMBOL

WHAT SYMBOL IS THIS?

NATURAL SYMBOL

WHAT SYMBOL IS THIS?

FLAT SYMBOL

______ are vertical lines that cross staves in order to show how music is divided into bars, according to the time signature

BARLINES

There are three things inside of a Barline: ______, _______, and _______-

BAR LINE, MEASURE OR BAR, AND DOUBLE BAR

________ are used to indicate how many beats are in each measure of a piece of music, as well as which note value is counted as a beat

TIME SIGNATURES

_______ is the most common time signature

4/4 TIME SIGNATURE