1. What is music?

• Music is the universal language.

2 What is music written on?

• Music is written on a staff.

3. What is a staff?

• A staff has 5 lines and 4 spaces..

4. Name the lines and spaces of the treble clef.

• The line and spaces of the treble clef are: EGBDF and FACE.

5. Name the lines and spaces of the bass clef.

• The line and spaces of the bass clef are: GBDFA and ACEG.

6. What is the letter name for the treble clef?

• The letter name for the treble clef is G.

7. What is the letter name for the bass clef?

• The letter name for the bass clef is F.

8. How many letters are there in the music alphabet?

• There are 7 letters in the music alphabet.

9. Name the letters of the music alphabet.

• The letters of the music alphabet are ABCDEFG.

10. What is a bar line?

• Bar lines divide the staff into measures.

11. What is a double bar line?

• Double bar lines end the music or a section of the music.

12. What is a measure?

• A measure is the space between two bars.

13. What is ledger line?

• Ledger lines extend above and below the staff.

14. Name the parts of a note.

• The parts of a note are the head, stem, flag, and the beam.

15. How many counts does a whole note receive?

• A whole note receives 4 beats.

16. How many counts does a half note receive?

• A half note receives 2 beats.

17. How many counts does a quarter note receive?

• A quarter note receives 1 beat.

18. How many counts does an eighth note receive?

• An eighth note receives ½ beat.

19. What is a rest?

• A rest denotes silence.

20. How many counts does a whole rest receive?

• A whole rest receives 4 beats.

21. How many counts does a half rest receive?

• A half rest receives 2 beats.

22. How many counts does a quarter rest receive?

• A quarter rest receives 1 beat.

23. How many counts does an eighth rest receive?

• An eighth rest receives ½ beat.

24. What is 4/4 time?

• 4/4 is common time or 4 beats to the measure and the quarter note receives the beat.

25. What is 3/4 time?

• 3/4 time is 3 beats to the measure and the quarter note receives the beat.

26. What is 2/4 time?

• 2/4 time is 2 beats to the measure and the quarter note receives the beat.

27. What is 2/2 time?

• 2/2 time is cut time or 2 beats to the measure and the half note receives the beat.

28. What is a dotted note?

• A dot increases the value of a note by ½ of its value.

29. What is a repeat sign?

• A repeat sign means play between the sign twice.

30. What are sharps, flats and naturals?

• Sharps, flats and naturals are accidentals.