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Whole Note
4 beats of sound
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Whole Rest
4 beats of silence |
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Half Note
2 beats of sound |
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Half rest
2 beats of silence |
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Quarter Note
1 beat of sound |
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Quarter rest (variation from in class)
1 beat of silence |
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Eighth Note
1/2 beat of sound |
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Eighth rest
1/2 beat of silence |
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Dotted Half Note
3 beats of sound |
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Dotted Whole Note
6 beats of sound |
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Dotted Quarter Note
1 1/2 beats of sound |
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| Separate the staff into equal measures |
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| The space between the bar lines |
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Double bar line
Signals the end of a piece of music |
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The Staff
A pitch graph made up of 5 lines and 4 spaces that tells how high or how low a pitch is
The higher the note, the higher the pitch
The lower the note, the lower the pitch |
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| An organized group of singers who practice to perform as one voice |
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| The rate of speed of a piece of music |
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| The organization of long and short notes and rests |
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A dot added after a note adds half the value of the original note
(Example: a dot added to a half note adds one, making the value 3 beats) |
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| A pitch ladder made up of half steps and whole steps that is based on a home tone |
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| How high or low a sound is |
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The top number tells how many notes fit in a measure
The bottom number tells what kind of note gets the steady beat |
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2 beats per measure
Quarter note gets the beat |
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3 notes per measure
Quarter note gets the beat |
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4 beats per measure
Quarter note gets the beat |
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| The steady pulse of all music |
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Whole note (4)
half note (2)
quarter note (1)
eighth note (1/2) |
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Whole note (4)
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h half note (2) h
q q quarter note (1) q q
ee ee eighth note (1/2) ee ee |
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