RHYTHM
The placement of sounds and silences in music.
DOWNBEAT
The first beat of a measure.
STAFF
The horizontal lines on which notes are written. It has five lines and four spaces,
TREBLE CLEF
A symbol that appears at the beginning of some music.
TIME SIGNATURE/METER
The numbers which appear after the clef sign in music.
STEADY BEAT
The pulse of the music.
QUARTER NOTE
The filled-in oval note head with a straight,flagless stem. It is one beat long.
EIGHTH NOTE
The filled-in note head with a straight stem and one flag. It is one-half beat long.
MEASURE
The music contained between the bar lines.
BAR LINE
The vertical line that separates the staff into measures.
HALF NOTE
The hollow oval note head with a straight stem. It is two beats long.
WHOLE NOTE
The hollow oval note head with no stem. It is four beats long.
SIXTEENTH NOTE
The filled-in note head with a straight stem and two flags. It is one-quarter beat long.
DOTTED HALF NOTE
The hollow oval note head with a straight stem and a dot after it.
BEAM
A straight line connecting two or more notes.
PHRASE
A complete musical thought.
REPEAT SIGN
A sign that indicates that a section of music is to be played again.
TEMPO
The speed of the beat in music.
RHYTHM PATTERN
A grouping of long and short sounds.
SCORE
The printed music for a song.