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Advanced Exam Terms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Bar line | The lines which cross the staff and divide it into measures. |
| Sacred | What do we call music written for church performance;religion music? |
| Time signature | This symbol appears at the beginning of the music after the clef sign;contains two numbers: the upper number indicates how many beats are in each measure, and the lower nuber tells what type of note recives one beat. |
| ledger line | These are short lines which are added to extent the range of the staff when the notes are too low or too high to be written on the staff. |
| grand staff | The bass staff and treble staff connected by a brace and a line. |
| measure | The area between two bar lines. |
| tie | Two notes of the same pitch joined by a curved line over or under the note. Each note joined by this is held for its full value but only the first note is played or sung. |
| note head | The oval-shaped part of the noted; my be hollow or filled. |
| bass cleff | The clef used for notes in the lower pitch ranges; F . |
| harmony | two or more notes sounded together. |
| composer | This is the person who creates a piece of music |
| pick up | The note(s) is an incomplete measure at the beginning of a piece or section of music |
| repeat sign | the two dots with a double bar line; this means to return to the beginning or previous repeat sign at the beginning of the section. |
| slur | This symbol smoothly connects two or more notes of different pitches by a curved line over or under the notes. |
| downbeat | The first beat of a measure . |
| staff | the five lines and the four spaces between them on which music notes and other symbols are written |
| tempo | This sounds out a steady beat; tempo is determined by the number of beats per minute |
| arranger | This a persone who takes an existing piece of musc and re-work ift for a different set of voices and/or instruments. |
| clef | this is the sign that helps to organize the staff so notes can be easily read. |
| notes | The oval-shaped symbols that are placed on the lines and in the spaces of the staff to represent pitches . |
| stem | The line that extends from the note head; goes up on the right side or down on the left side. |
| ensemble | This is the group of musicians who perform together. |
| Treble clef | This is the clef used for notes in the higher pitch ranges; G clef |
| rests | These symbols indicates silences in the music. |
| unison | This is written when all parts sing the same pitches at the same timw. |
| secular | This is music for performances outside the church; non-religious music. |
| double bar line | This indicates the end of a piece of music |
| beam | the line that connects two or more flagged note |
| melody | the main to |