Students will be identifying music symbols by name and explaining how they are used in the music. A QUIZ will assess their knowledge. They will be making a study sheet in the class prior to the quiz. The questions on the quiz are fill-in-the-blank, true/false, explain, and multiple choice.
Symbols to recognize and know how to use are:
Staff – 5 lines and 4 spaces where music is written
Treble clef – Soprano and Alto – higher notes
Bass Clef – Tenor, Baritone, and Bass -lower notes
Key Signature – Flats and Sharps – found right after the clef signs
Time Signature – top number tells the number of beats in a measure
Common time – C – same a 4/4 time -4 beats in a measure
Bar Line – divides staff into measures
Measure – small section of the staff
Repeat sign – either go back to the beginning or to the last repeat sign
Tie – only two notes that are the same pitch connected together into one sound
Slur – two or more different pitched notes connected together in one breath
D. S. – Dal Segno – go back to the SIGN
D. C. – Da Capo – go back to the beginning or top of the song
Coda – a special ending
Fine – the END!