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Theory Terms 1
Music Theory Vocabulary - Level 1
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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 |