Band Vocabulary Level 1

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Bar Line

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A vertical line that divides music into measures.

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Measure

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The space between two bar lines, a unit of measurement in music.

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Time Signature

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The numbers at the beginning of a piece of music that tell the musician how many beats per measure there are and what type of note receives one beat.

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Staff

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The five lines that music is written on.

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Clef

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The symbol at the beginning of a staff that indicates which lines and spaces represent which notes.

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Treble and Bass Clefs

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Visual representation of clefs on a staff.

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Musical Staff

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Visual representation of a staff.

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Whole note

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A note that is four beats long

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Whole rest

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Silence for four beats

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Half note

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A note that is two beats long