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CHORUS 1 EXAM REVIEW SEMESTER ONE UNIT 1 THE STAFF • MUSIC IS WRITTEN ON A STAFF OF 5 LINES AND 4 SPACES • MUSIC NOTES ARE OVAL SYMBOLS THAT ARE PLACED ON THE LINES AND IN THE SPACES. THEY REPRESENT PITCHES. • IF NOTES APPEAR HIGHER ON THE STAFF, THE PITCH IS HIGHER. • IF NOTES APPEAR LOWER ON THE STAFF, THE PITCH IS LOWER. Higher Lower Lower Higher Lower Lower THE TREBLE CLEF & THE STAFF • THE TREBLE CLEF, ALSO CALLED THE G CLEF, IS USED FOR NOTES IN THE HIGHER PITCH RANGES. Line Notes Space Notes THE BASS CLEF & THE STAFF • THE BASS CLEF, ALSO CALLED THE F CLEF, IS USED FOR NOTES IN THE LOWER PITCH RANGES. Line Notes Space Notes THE GRAND STAFF Brace LEDGER LINES • LEDGER LINES EXTEND THE RANGE OF THE STAFF WHEN NOTES ARE TOO HIGH OR TOO LOW TO BE WRITTEN ON THE STAFF • CAN BE WRITTEN ON THE BASS AND TREBLE CLEF. • JUST CONTINUE IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER FROM A-G UNIT 2 NOTE VALUES • THE NOTE VALUE IS THE DURATION THAT YOU HOLD THE NOTE Whole Note Dotted-Half Note Half Note 4 Beats 3 Beats 2 Beats Quarter Note 1 Beat NOTE VALUES • STEMS EXTEND DOWNWARD ON THE LEFT SIDE WHEN THE NOTE APPEARS ON OR ABOVE THE 3RD LINE • STEMS EXTEND UPWARD ON THE RIGHT SIDE WHEN THE NOTE APPEARS BELOW THE 3RD LINE • STEMS EXTEND TO F ABOVE AND F BELOW MEASURES, BAR LINES, AND DOUBLE BAR LINES • MUSIC IS DIVIDED INTO EQUAL PARTS CALLED MEASURES • MEASURES ARE DIVIDED BY BAR LINES • A DOUBLE BAR LINE IS WRITTEN AT THE END OF A PIECE OF MUSIC REST VALUES • THE DURATION OF MUSICAL SILENCE IS DETERMINED BY THE VALUE OF THE REST Whole Rest 4 beats in 4/4 time Half Rest 2 beats in 4/4 time Quarter Rest 1 beat in 4/4 time UNIT THREE TIME SIGNATURES • TIME SIGNATURES APPEAR AT THE BEGINNING OF THE MUSIC AFTER THE CLEF SIGN. TEMPO MARKS • LARGO: VERY SLOW • ADAGIO: SLOW • ANDANTE: MOVING ALONG (WALKING SPEED) • MODERATO: MODERATELY • ALLEGRO: QUICKLY, CHEERFULLY • VIVACE: LIVELY AND FAST TIES & SLURS TIES • JOINS TWO NOTES OF THE SAME PITCH • NO BREAK IN SOUND SLURS • SMOOTHLY CONNECTS TWO OR MORE NOTES OF DIFFERENT PITCHES • NO BREAK IN SOUND
