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Music
Types of Notes
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| crotchet | a note with 1 beat |
| semi-breve | a note with 4 beats |
| minim | a note with 2 beats |
| quaver | a note with half a beat |
| dotted crotchet | a note with 1 and a half beats |
| dotted minim | a note with 3 beats |
| dotted semi-breve | a note with 6 beats |
| crotchet rest | a note with 1 beat silence |
| minim rest | a note with 2 beats silence |
| quaver rest | a note with half a beat silence |
| semi-breve rest | a note with 4 beats silence |
| upbeat | a note before the first full bar of music |
| triplets | three notes squashed into the time of 2 notes |
| auxiliary note | is the note one step up or down from a harmony note on both sides |
| passing note | is the middle note of 3 notes that move up by step |