Musical Vocab #1

5 Lines and 4 Spaces that music is written on

• Staff

• Measure

• Bar lines

• Ledger Lines

Vertical lines that divide the staff in to measures

• Staff

• Bar Lines

• Measure

• Ledger Lines

The distance between 2 bar lines

• Staff

• Ledger Lines

• Measure

• Bar Lines

Marks the end of the music

• Staff

• Measure

• Ledger Lines

• Double Bar Line

Small lines that extend the staff higher or lower

• Ledger Lines

• Bar Lines

• Measure

• Staff

Tells how many beats are in each measure and what type of note equals 1 beat

• Ledger Lines

• Time Signature

• Bar line

• Bass Clef

This note equals 4 counts

• Whole Note

• Half Note

• Quarter Note

• Eighth Note

This note equals 2 counts

• Whole Note

• Half Note

• Quarter Note

• Eighth Note

This note equals 1 count

• Whole Note

• Half Note

• Quarter Note

• Eighth Note

This note equals 3 counts

• Whole Note

• Quarter Note

• Dotted Half Note

• Eighth Note