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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| beat | steady pulse of all music. |
| quarter note | one beat of sound |
| quarter rest | one beat of silence |
| barline | vertical line that groups notes and rest together |
| measure | the space between the barlines |
| meter | way of organizing rhythm |
| time signature | set of numbers at the begging of a piece of music |
| staff | five lines and four spaces on which notes are written |
| clef | symbol at beginning of a staff that indicates which lines and spaces represent which notes |
| treble clef | clef that generally indicates notes that sound higher than middle c |
| bass clef | a clef that generally indicates notes that sound lower than middle c |
| grand staff | a staff that is created when two staves are joined together. |
| scale | group of pitches which are sung or played in succession and are based on a particular home tone or tonic. |
| key | determined by its home tone or tonic |
| rhythm | combination of long and short notes and rest |
| half note | note that represents two beats of sound |
| half rest | rest that represents two beats of silence. |