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        | The highness or lowness of a musical sound |  
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        The relative duration of musical sounds; how we measure time in music 
  
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        The quality (tone color) of a sound 
  
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        A system of five horizontal lines, in between which are four space, on which music is notated 
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        A five line staff on which we notate pitches from the middle to highest register 
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        A five line staff on which we notate pitches from the lowest to middle registers 
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        A treble and bass clef joined together by a brace (bracket) 
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        The marking on a staff that simultaneously indicates pitch and duration of a musical sound 
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        Notes 8 scale degrees apart, called by the same name (A, B, C, etc.) 
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        Lines that appear above or below the staff that are higher or lower than what is on the staff 
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        A symbol, followed by a dashed line indicating which notes are affected, indicating that these notes sound an octave above where they are written 
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        | A symbol, followed by a dashed line designating the notes affected, that indicates which notes are to be played an octave below where they are written |  
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