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Theory Terms 1
Music Theory Vocabulary - Level 1
Term | Definition |
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Whole Note | 4 beats of sound |
Half Note | 2 beats of sound |
Quarter Note | 1 beat of sound |
Eighth Note | 1/2 beat of sound - it takes 2 of these to make 1 full beat |
Whole Rest | 4 beats of silence |
Half Rest | 2 beats of silence |
Quarter Rest | 1 beat of silence |
Staff | 5 lines and 4 spaces - where music is written |
Time Signature | Set of numbers (that look like a fraction) at the beginning of music - these numbers tell you how many beats per measure & what kind of rhythm gets 1 beat |
Bar Line | Line that divides the measures |
Repeat | Symbol that tells the musician to play a section again |