Midterm Review

the way time is organized in a piece; combinations and divisions of beat to create long and short sounds.

• Beat

• Rhythm

• Time Signature

• Measure

the highness or lowness of a sound; illustrated by a notes position on the staff.

• Rhythm

• Pitch

• Key Signature

• Sharp

Set of five horizontal lines and four spaces that each represent a different musical pitch

• Staff

• Treble Clef

• System

• Barline

a group of 2 or more staves connected by a vertical line on the left indicating that each line is to be played at the same time.

• Staff

• Measure

• Barline

• System

to read or perform a piece of music at “first sight” or with very little practice.

• Measure

• Pitch

• Rhythm

• Sight Reading

number (or letter) that is emphasized in a score to help musicians find an important places in the music

• Measure

• Sight Reading

• Sharp

• Rehearsal Number

a single segment of music; length determined by time signature

• Phrase

• Time Signature

• Measure

• Barline

single vertical line used to divide a musical staff into measures

• Barline

• Repeat Sign

• Double Barline

• Measure

symbol that indicates a section of music should be repeated

• Barline

• Double Barline

• Repeat Sign

• Beat

Two vertical lines (one thicker) that indicates the end of a composition

• Barline

• Repeat Sign

• Double Barline

• Measure