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        | Worth one beat in common time |  
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        | Worth two beats in common time |  
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        | worth four bests in common time |  
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        | worth half of one beat in common time |  
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        | worth a quarter of one beat in common time |  
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        | a series of pitches that proceeds upwards or downwards according to a prescribed pattern |  
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        | the simultaneous sounding of three or more pitches |  
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        | two numbers (one above the other) at the beginning of a section of music that indicate the metrical pattern and how it is notated |  
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        | Common Time (abbreviated as "C") |  
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        | used for higher pitched instruments |  
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        | a group of beats marked as a separate unit in music notation (the space between two vertical lines on a staff) |  
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        | the flow of music in terms of time |  
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        | Piano (abbreviated as "p") |  
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        | the high and low of sounds |  
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        | Forte (abbreviated as "f") |  
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