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Choir Terms
Beat | Steady pulse of music |
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Quarter Note | One beat of sound |
Quarter rest | One beat of silence |
Bar Line | Vertical line that groups notes and rests together |
Measure | The space between the bar line |
Meter | Way of organizing rhythm |
Time signature | Set of numbers at the begging of a piece of music |
Staff | 5 lines and 4 spaces which notes are written on |
Clef | Symbol at the begging of a staff that indicates which lines/spaces represent which note |
Treble clef | Clef that generally indicates notes that sound higher than middle c. |
Grand staff | A staff that is created when 2 staves are joined together. |
Scale | Group of pitches which are sung or played in succession on a certain note. |
Key | determined by it's home tone or tonic |
Rhythm | Combination of long and short notes/rests. |
Half Note | Note that represents 2 beats of sound. |
Half rest | rest that represents 2 beats of silence. |