Musical Elements and Symbols

This is also known as the F clef

• Bass Clef

• Treble Clef

Two thin lines that separate sections of music.

• Double Bar Line

• Measure Line

• Final Bar Line

A thin and thick line that indicates the end of a song or piece of music

• Final Bar Line

• Measure Line

• Ledger Line

This symbol lowers a pitch one half step

• Flat symbol

• Sharp symbol

• Natural symbol

It's an open note head with a stem. These notes are performed for 2 counts or beats

• Half Note

• Whole Note

• Quarter Note

This symbol looks like a hat or a top hat. You do not play for two counts or beats.

• Quarter Rest

• Half Rest

• Whole Rest

These are additional lines that extend the staff for higher or lower notes

• Ledger Lines

• Measure Lines

• Final Bar Lines

• Double Bar Lines

In music, another word for a measure is a

• bar

• natural

• staff

• ledger

What is the distance between two measure lines?

• one measure

• quarter note

• bass clef

• time signature

This divides the staff into measures

• measure line

• natural

• staff

• whole note