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Octave: An octave is the distance from a note to the next higher or lower occurrence
of that note - like an A to an A or a C to a C.
Scale: A scale is a set of notes in a specific pattern that start at one note
and end at another note an octave hgiher.
A Sharp (Symbol: #): raises the pitch of a note a half step.
A Staff: the five lines (and speces) on which we write music.
Image of a staff (five parallel lines with a treble clef at the far left. The letters F, A, C, E (spelling FACE) appear on the spaces between the five lines as a guide for learning the names of notes. A vertical line on the staff indicates a new measure. The letters: E, G, B, D, F appear on the five lines. The mnemonic is: Every Good Boy Does Fine.
The second image shows a five-line staff with a treble clef. Below the lines of the staff with two horizontal lines (the small lines indicate imaginary lines that would be part of the staff but are not drawn to conserve space on the music score) above appears the letter G (named for the note G which appears on the third space below the bottom line of the staff. Up one step and on the second line below the staff, appears the letter A. Up one step, on the next space, is the letter B. Up one step, on the line right below the staff is the letter C. On the space right below the staff is D. Then the next line is E, the next space is F, etc. These correspond to the above FACE and EGBDF names of notes. Notes come named up the musical alphabet from A to G in order.
An oval (black on the outside and clear in the middle) with no stem is called a Whole note. It gets four beats
An oval (black on the outside and clear in the middle) with a vertical line going up from its right side is called a Half note. It gets two beats.
An oval (filled in) with a vertical line going up from its right side is called a Quarter note. It gets one beat.
An oval (filled in) with a vertical line going up from its right side and alittle flag hanging off the top of the vertical line, is called an Eigth note. It gets half a beat.
Next part of the image.
A staff with a treble clef. In the first measure a whole note. Below it, the letters Ta-2-3-4. The next three measrues shows the same. (this is to learn how to hold musical notes [sing or play them] for a certain amount of time depending on which notes are shown.
A staff with a treble clef. In the first measure, four quarter notes. The letters Ta, Ta, Ta, Ta are written - one for each note. The next three measures are the same.
A staff with a treble clef. In the first measure, a whole note. In the second measure, four quarter notes, in the third measure a whole note, and in the four measure four quarter notes.
A staff with a treble clef. First measure: whole note. Second measure: two half notes. Third: whole note. Fourth: two half notes.
A staff with a treble clef. First measure: whole note. Second. Two half notes. Third: four quarter notes.
A staff with a treble clef. First: two half notes. Second: four quarter notes. Third: one whole note.
A staff with a treble clef. First: two half notes. Second two quarters and a half note. Third one whole note.
A staff with a treble clef. One sharp on the top line (indicating F sharp and the key of G) and a 4/4 time signature. The notes are as follows on the staff - (quarter notes) space right below the bottom line of the five-line staff, first line, first space, space right below, measure break, space right below the bottom line of the five-line staff, first line, first space, space right below, measure break, first space, second line, second space, rest, measure break, first space, second line, second space, rest, measure break, (eighth notes) second space, third line, second space, second line (quarter notes) first space, space below, measure break, (eighth notes) second space, third line, second space, second line (quarter notes) first space, space below, measure break, space below, second line below staff, space below, rest, measure break, space below, second line below staff, space below, rest.
A staff with a treble clef and 4/4 time signature. The notes are as follows: C (half note) D (quarter note) rest, measure break, D (half note) E(quarter note) rest, measure break, E (half note) F (quarter note) rest, measure break, F (half note) G (quarter note) rest, measure break, G (half note) A (quarter note) rest, measure break, A (half note) B (quarter note) rest, measure break, B (half note) C (quarter note) rest, measure break.
A staff with a treble clef and 4/4 time signature. The notes are: as follows: G (second line) down the octave to G third space below the staff with a slur between the two notes (slur means sing on one breath with no space between the two notes), G (second line) down to B (second space below the staff) with a slur, measure break, G (second line) slurred down to D (space just below first line of the staff), back up to G (second line), measure break. The staff continues to the same Do, Do, Do, Mi, Do, So, Do starting on note A.