1. Chorus 1 Exam Review
Semester One

2. Unit 1

3. The Staff Higher Lower Lower Higher Lower Lower
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

4. 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

5. 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

6. The grand staff
Brace

7. 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

8. Unit 2

9. Note values Whole Note 4 Beats Dotted-Half Note 3 Beats Half Note
The note value is the duration that you hold the note
Stem
Notehead
Whole Note
4 Beats
Dotted-Half Note
3 Beats
Half Note
2 Beats
Quarter Note
1 Beat

10. 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

11. 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

12. 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

13. Unit Three

14. Type of note that receives 1 beat
Time signatures
Time signatures appear at the beginning of the music after the clef sign.
Beats in a measure
Type of note that receives 1 beat

15. Tempo Marks Largo: Very Slow Adagio: Slow
Andante: Moving along (walking speed)
Moderato: Moderately
Allegro: Quickly, cheerfully
Vivace: Lively and fast

16. Ties & Slurs Ties SLurs Joins two notes of the same pitch
No break in sound
Smoothly connects two or more notes of different pitches
No break in sound