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This is a group of musicians who perform together.

ensemble

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The main tune of a piece is called the

melody

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The first beat of a measure is the

downbeat

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What do we call music written for church performance; religious music?

sacred

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The line that connects two or more flagged notes.

beam

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This sounds out a steady beat; tempo is determined by the number of beats per minute

tempo

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What is the area between two bar lines?

measure

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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.

repeat sign

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this is the sign that helps to organize the staff so notes can be easily read.

clef

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This is the person who creates a piece of music.

Composer

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Two or more notes sounded together is

harmony

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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 number tells what type of note receives one beat.

time signature

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These symbols indicate silences in music

rests

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This is the clef used for notes in the higher pitch ranges; G clef.

treble clef

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This indicates the end of a piece of music.

double bar line

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The clef used for notes in the lower pitch ranges; F clef in the

bass clef

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The note(s) in an incomplete measure at the beginning of a piece or section of music.

pick up

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The five lines and the four spaces between them on which music notes and other symbols are written

staff

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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.

tie

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This symbol smoothly connects two or more notes of different pitches by a curved line over or under the notes. beam

false

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The oval-shaped part of a note; may be hollow or filled is called the → melody

false

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These are short lines which are added to extend the range of the staff when the notes are too low or too high to be written on the staff. → bass clef

false

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The oval-shaped symbols that are placed on the lines and in the spaces of the staff to represent pitches are called → notes

true

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This is music written for performance outside the church; non-religious music. → sacred

false

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This is written when all parts sing the same pitches at the same time. → treble clef

false

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The lines which cross the staff and divide it into measures are → double bar line

false

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The bass staff and treble staff connected by a brace and a line is called the → grand staff

true

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A musical sound is called the → pitch

true

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This is a person who takes an existing piece of music and re-works it for a different set of voices and/or instruments. → composer

false

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