Music Theory - Rhythm

Rhythm

• the forward movement of music in time and the basis for "keeping time" in music
• an interval with pitches sounded consecutively
• treble and bass clef staves joined by a bracket
• the symbol that shows how many beats are in a measure and what kind of note gets one beat.

Bar Line

• a thin vertical line that separates measures

• the symbol that shows how many beats are in a measure and what kind of note gets one beat.

• a rest for half of a beat

• gradually louder

Measure

• the standard of measurement in music in which bar lines separate rhythms into manageable sections

• the standard five lines and four spaces on which music is written

• two or more pitches sounded at the same time to create purposefully a pleasant or unpleasant sound

• moving in an upward pattern

time signature

• the symbol at the beginning of a piece of music that indicates how notes will be grouped in the measures

• a sign used to show lower pitches on the staff

• a short, horizontal line that allows a note to be written outside the staff; also spelled leger

• a list of sharps or flats at the beginning of a staff line that indicate what scale, i.e. key, is in use

This symbol is worth 1/2 a beat of silence. What is it called?

• 8th Note

• 8th Rest

• Whole Rest

• Dotted Quarter Note

This symbol is worth 2 beats of sound. What is it called?

• Half Note

• Quarter Note

• 8th Note

• Dotted Half Note

This symbol is worth 2 beats of silence. What is it called?

• Half Note

• Half Rest

• Whole Note

• Whole Rest

This symbol is worth 4 beats of silence. What is it called?

• Half Note

• Half Rest

• Whole Note

• Whole Rest

This symbol is worth 1 beat of sound. What is it called?

• 8th Note

• 16th Note

• Quarter Note

• Half Note

This symbol is worth 1 beat of silence. What is it called?

• 8th Rest

• 16th Rest

• Quarter Rest

• Half Rest