Module 1 - Pitch And Duration

Front 1

Melody

Back 1

A sequence of notes in a coherent unit; a tune.

Front 2

Unison

Back 2

When two or more voices or instruments play the exact same notes play at a exact same time.

Front 3

Harmony

Back 3

When two or more different notes are played at the same time.

Front 4

Pitch

Back 4

How low or high a sound is.

Front 5

Notes

Back 5

The smallest unit of music. Defines the pitch and duration.

Front 6

Staff

Back 6

Five sets of horizontal lines on and between pitch is written to indicate pitch.

Front 7

Frequency

Back 7

The number of sound waves per second that define the each exact pitch.

Front 8

Clefs

Back 8

Signs placed at the beginning of the staff to better indicate the highness or lowness of a pitch.

Front 9

Treble Clef

Back 9

Also known as the G clef, used to indicate notes of a higher pitch (above middle c).

Front 10

Bass clef

Back 10

Also known as the F clef, used to indicate notes of a lower pitch (under middle c).

Front 11

Middle C

Back 11

The note that falls immediately between the bass and treble clef.

Front 12

Grand staff

Back 12

The result of combining the treble and bass staves.

Front 13

Ledger lines

Back 13

Used to indicate the notes that fall outside the staves.

Front 14

Range

Back 14

How high or low an instrument or voice can sound.

Front 15

Duration

Back 15

The length of sound or silence in music. Different durations can be combined with pitches to create melodies.

Front 16

Rythym

Back 16

The organization of music through time using note values and duration.

Front 17

Beat

Back 17

The regular, recurrent pulse that forms the background of the music.

Front 18

Flag

Back 18

Singe notes that are shorter than quarter notes have flags on their stems.

-eighth note has 1 flag, sixteenth note has 2 flags, thirty-second note has 3 flags.

Front 19

Beams

Back 19

Groups of two or more notes that are shorter in duration than a quarter note are connected by beams.

Front 20

Dotted notes or rest

Back 20

Place a dot after a note increases the note by half its value.

Front 21

Tie

Back 21

A curved line that joins two notes of the same pitch, in essence joining the duration of each into one combined duration. The second note does not sound.