6th Grade Flash Cards Quarter 1

Front

What is a clef sign in music?

Back

A symbol that indicates the pitch range of the notes on the staff

Front

Which best describes the staff?

Back

A group of five horizontal lines and four spaces used for notation

Front

What does a bar line do?

Back

Divides the staff into equal groups of beats called measures

Front

In common time, a quarter note receives:

Back

1 beat

Front

In common time, a half note lasts for:

Back

2 beats

Front

A whole note receives how many beats in common time?

Back

4 beats

Front

A quarter rest represents:

Back

1 beat of silence

Front

What is a measure in music?

Back

A section of staff between two bar lines that organizes beats

Front

What does the final bar line show?

Back

The end of a piece of music, shown with a thicker second line

Front

What does a time signature in music show?

Back

The number of beats in each measure and what note value receives one beat