Music Symbols

By Cheryl Cook, 07-22-2008

Music Symbols

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Music Staff

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Count the lines

Count the spaces

The music staff

has 5 lines and 4 spaces.

Treble Clef

Music Staff & Treble Clef

This is the G line

The Treble clef is known as the G clef

The clef is shown winding itself around the G line

Here are the letter names of the lines.

Can you make a phrase from all the letters of the lines?

Letter names of the spaces

The spaces spell face.

C means common time.

Common time is the same as 4/4 time.

4/4 is the most common time signature.

4 4

Time signatures are also known as meter.

4 4

A 4/4 meter means 4 beats per measure and the quarter note gets the beat.

4 4

4 beats per measure

4
The quarter note gets the beat

Count 1, 2, 3, 4 quarter notes

4 4

2 3

The red lines are called bar lines.

4 4
4 4

Bar lines divide the beats into measures.

4 4
4 4

How many measures can you count?

4 4
4 4

Thats right! There are 6 measures.

4 4
4 4

4 4
4 4

4 4
4 4

1 2

4 4
4 4

2 3

4 4
4 4

1 4

2 3

4 4
4 4

1 4

2 3 5

4 4
4 4

1 4

2 3 5 6

Remember there are 4 beats in each measure.

4 4 4 4

Get ready to count these steady beats

4 4
1 2 3 4
1 2 3 4

1 2

3 4

4 4
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

4 4
1 2 3 4
1 2 3 4

1 2

3 4

4 4
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

4 4
1 2 3 4
1 2 3 4

1 2

3 4

4 4
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

4 4
1 2 3 4
1 2 3 4

1 2

3 4

4 4
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

4 4
1 2 3 4
1 2 3 4

1 2

3 4

4 4
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

4 4
1 2 3 4
1 2 3 4

1 2

3 4

4 4
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

4 4
1 2 3 4
1 2 3 4

1 2

3 4

4 4
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

4 4
1 2 3 4
1 2 3 4

1 2

3 4

4 4
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

4 4
1 2 3 4
1 2 3 4

1 2

3 4

4 4
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

4 4
1 2 3 4
1 2 3 4

1 2

3 4

4 4
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

4 4
1 2 3 4
1 2 3 4

1 2

3 4

4 4
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

4 4
1 2 3 4
1 2 3 4

1 2

3 4

4 4
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

4 4
1 2 3 4
1 2 3 4

1 2

3 4

4 4
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

4 4
1 2 3 4
1 2 3 4

1 2

3 4

4 4
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

4 4
1 2 3 4
1 2 3 4

1 2

3 4

4 4
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

4 4
1 2 3 4
1 2 3 4

1 2

3 4

4 4
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

4 4
1 2 3 4
1 2 3 4

1 2

3 4

4 4
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

4 4
1 2 3 4
1 2 3 4

1 2

3 4

4 4
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

4 4
1 2 3 4
1 2 3 4

1 2

3 4

4 4
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

4 4
1 2 3 4
1 2 3 4

1 2

3 4

4 4
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

4 4
1 2 3 4
1 2 3 4

1 2

3 4

4 4
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

4 4
1 2 3 4
1 2 3 4

1 2

3 4

4 4
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

4 4
1 2 3 4
1 2 3 4

1 2

3 4

4 4
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

4 4
1 2 3 4
1 2 3 4

1 2

3 4

4 4
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

4 4
1 2 3 4
1 2 3 4

1 2

3 4

4 4
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

Key Signature

DO

A key signature tells you how many sharps (#) or flats (b).

DO

This key signature has one flat, which is B flat.

DO

The F major scale has a B flat.

DO

Here is an F major scale.

DO

A scale is made of 8 notes.

DO

Count the number of notes.

DO

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2 1

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3 2

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4 3 2

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4 3 2

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4 3 2

6 5

DO

4 3 2

7 6 5

DO

4 3 2

6 5

8 7

Name the lines & spaces.

DO

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c
F

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c
G

DO

c
A

DO

c
B

DO

c
C

DO

c
D

DO

c
E

DO

c
F

When a scale moves up the staff, it is called an ascending scale.

DO

This scale is ascending and descending.

C C

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Credits
Music Staff
Treble Clef

Bar Lines
Measure(s)

Lines & Spaces

Time Signature Steady Beat Quarter Notes

Key Signature
Scale Ascending Scale Descending

Scale