Music Theory Flashcards

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Staff

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A set of five horizontal lines and four spaces used in music notation.

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Grand Staff

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A combination of two staves joined by a brace.

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Clef

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Symbol that assigns individual notes to certain lines or spaces.

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Whole Note

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A note that receives four beats.

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Half Note

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A note that receives two beats.

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Quarter Note

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A note that receives one beat.

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Eighth Note

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A note that receives ½ beat.

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Time Signature

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Defines the number of beats per measure and what type of note receives the beat.

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Beat

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The basic pulse of the music.

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Meter

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Patterns of beats.