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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| QUARTER NOTE | receive one beat of sound |
| QUARTER REST | receives one beat of silence |
| HALF NOTE | receives two beats of sound |
| HALF REST | receives two beats of silence |
| WHOLE NOTE | receives four beats of sound |
| WHOLE REST | receives four beats of silence |
| EIGHTH NOTE | receives one half beat of sound |
| EIGHTH REST | receives one half beat of rest |
| SIXTEENTH NOTE | receives one fourth beat of sound |
| SIXTEENTH REST | receives one fourth beat of silence |
| STAFF | five lines and four spaces |
| MEASURE | the space between the bar lines |
| BAR LINE | a symbol that separates the notes into a measure |
| TIME SIGNATURE | a symbol that indicates how many beats are in each measure |
| KEY SIGNATURE | indicates where the tonic is located |
| DOUBLE BAR LINE | indicates the end of a song or section of a song |
| TREBLE CLEFT | indicates higher that middle c |
| BASS CLEFT | indicates notes lower than middle c |
| STEP | moving from one note to the next without skipping any notes |
| SKIP | moving from one note while skipping only one note |
| LEAP | moving from one note to the next while skipping more that one note |
| TONIC | a home note |
| LINE NOTE | a note that has a line going through the note head |
| SPACE NOTE | a note that is between two lines one the staff |
| GRAND STAFF | a staff that is created when two staves are join togther |
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