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Chapter 1 Notes
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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 rests together |
| Double Barline | indicates the end of a song or a section of a song |
| Measure | the space between the barlines |
| Meter | way of organizing rhythm |
| Time Signature | set of numbers at the beginning of a piece of music |
| Staff | five lines and four spaces on which notes are written |
| Clef | symbol at the 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 (tonic) |
| Key | determined by its home tone or tonic |
| Rhythm | combination of long and short notes and rests |
| Half Note | note that represents two beats of sound |
| Half Rest | rest that represents two beats of silence |
| Eighth Note | note that represent ½ a beat of sound |
| Eighth Rest | note that represents ½ a beat of silence |
| Key Signature | a set of sharps of flats that indicate where “Do” is located |
| Whole Note | a note that represents 4 beats of sound |
| Whole Rest | a rest that represents 4 beats of silence |
| Line Note | a note with a line through the center of the note |
| Space Note | a note in between the lines on the staff |
| Step | moving on the scale from one note to another without skips any notes |
| Skip | moving on the scale form one note to another while only skipping one note |
| Leap | moving on the scale from one note to another while skipping more than one note |
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