Reading the Score
The Keyboard, Staff Lines, and Clef
Treble clef
Bass clef
Key signature
Clef
Time signature
Accidentals
(Sharp)
Raise a semitone
(Flat)
Lower a semitone
(Natural)
Return to normal pitch
Time Signatures and Counting Time
4/4 time
3/4 time
Repeats
1
&
Play 1-2-3-2-3-4
1
&
Play 1-2-3-4-1-2-5-6
1
&
Play
1-2-3-4-5-6-1-2-3-4
1
&
D.S.(Go back to the
Play 1-2-3-4-2-3-5-6
16
PSS-F30
1 octave
2 black keys
3 black keys
C
D
E
F
G
A
Notes and Rests
Whole note
Dotted half note
Half note
Dotted quarter note
Quarter note
Eighth note
Sixteenth note
2/2 time
6/8 time
2
:
1.
2
2
D.C. (Go back to the beginning) Fine (End)
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B
C
D
E
F
G
A
B
C
D
1
3
3
4
3
4
fi
to
3
4
D.S.
fi
Coda)
E
F
G
A
B
C
2
3
4
Whole note rest
Dotted half note rest
Half note rest
Dotted quarter note rest
Quarter note rest
Eighth note rest
Sixteenth note rest
2/4 time
9/8 time
:
2.
5
:
5
Fine
fi
Coda
5
&
4
6
6
D.C.
6