Reading Sheet Music Flashcards

Grade 5 · Music · Flashcards

Study musical notation symbols, note values, and sheet music vocabulary.

Flashcards

Staff: Five horizontal lines and four spaces where musical notes are written.
Treble Clef: The G clef; used for higher-pitched sounds and the piano's right hand.
Bass Clef: The F clef; used for lower-pitched sounds and the piano's left hand.
Whole Note: Open oval, no stem — held for four beats.
Half Note: Open oval with a stem — held for two beats.
Quarter Note: Filled-in oval with a stem — held for one beat.
Eighth Note: Filled-in oval with a stem and a flag — held for half a beat.
Time Signature: Numbers at the start of music; top = beats per measure, bottom = which note gets one beat.
Measure: A unit of music between two bar lines that contains a set number of beats.
Bar Line: A vertical line dividing the staff into measures.
Pitch: How high or low a musical note sounds; higher on the staff = higher pitch.
Rest: A symbol indicating silence; different shapes represent different lengths of silence.
Ledger Line: A short extra line added above or below the staff for notes that go beyond its range.
Tempo: The speed of music, often shown as a number (BPM) or Italian word like Allegro or Adagio.