Glossary A Note – a definite pitch on the 2nd space of the staff and fingered like this: B Note – a definite pitch on the middle line of the staff and fingered like this: Bar line – divides music into measures Beat – a steady pulse in music used to create rhythms C Note – a definite pitch on the 3rd space of the staff and fingered like this: Definite Pitch – a specific-sounding note named by a letter of the musical alphabet D Note – a definite pitch on the 4th line of the staff and fingered like this: Double Bar line – indicates the end of a piece of music G Note – a definite pitch on the 2nd line of the staff and fingered like this: Half Note – play a note for two beats Half Rest – rest for two beats Measure – the space between two bar lines; a way of dividing music

Musical Alphabet – letters used to name pitches: A B C D E F and G Note – a sound in music that is a certain length and/or pitch Pitch – the highness or lowness of a note Quarter Note – play a note for one beat Quarter Rest – rest for one beat Rhythm – patterns of long and short sounds that create music. Staff – five lines and four spaces that are used to indicate pitch Time Signature – indicates how many beats are in a measure (in this case, 4) Treble Clef – indicates that the 2nd line of the staff is the pitch G Whole Note – play a note for four beats Whole Rest – rest for four beats