There are six beats in each measure. The eighth note gets the beat.
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Half Rest
Front
Rest that is worth 2 beats
Back
Bass Clef
Front
Medium to low pitched instruments
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eighth rest
Front
1/2 silent beat
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pianissimo
Front
very soft
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Treble Clef
Front
Medium to high pitched instruments
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Interval
Front
The distance between two notes.
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Dotted Half Note
Front
This note is worth 3 beats
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Andante
Front
Tempo or speed of music - play slow walking speed
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Time Signature
Front
At the beginning of the staff, tells us what numbers to count. Contains two numbers one placed over the other.
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whole rest
Front
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Legato
Front
long, smooth connected notes
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Presto
Front
Tempo or speed of music - play very fast
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Sharp
Front
Play the note 1/2 step higher
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Double Bar Line
Front
Two vertical lines which tell you to stop playing or singing. It means the end of a song or section.
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Whole Rest
Front
Rest that is worth 4 beats
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Measure
Front
The area between two bar lines
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quarter rest
Front
one silent beat
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Decrescendo
Front
Gradually get quieter
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Ritardando
Front
Gradually slow down
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Crescendo
Front
Gradually get louder
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DC al Fine (Da Capo)
Front
Go back to the beginning and play until the fine
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forte
Front
loud
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Staff
Front
Group of lines and spaces on which music is written. 5 lines and 4 spaces.
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Rest
Front
A drawing to tell us to include silence in the music.
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Whole Note
Front
Note that is worth 4 beats
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Clef sign
Front
A special drawing placed at the beginning of the staff on the left side.
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Piano
Front
Play quietly
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Allegro
Front
Tempo or speed of music - play fast
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tied notes
Front
connects notes across a bar line
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Space Note
Front
Notes written exactly between two lines
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Eighth Rest
Front
Rest that is worth 1/2 beat
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Eighth Note
Front
Note that is worth 1/2 beat
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half rest
Front
2 silent beats
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Line Note
Front
Note that is written exactly circling a line
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Half Note
Front
Note that is worth 2 beats
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2/4 Time
Front
There are 2 beats in each measure. The quarter note gets one beat.
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piano
Front
soft
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Flat
Front
Play the note 1/2 step lower
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Repeat Sign
Front
Looks like a double bar line except it has two dots added to it. This sign tells you to play or sing that section again. You will go back to the beginning to where you saw the last group of dots.
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Largo
Front
Tempo or speed of music - play slowly
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Forte
Front
Play loudly
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3/4 Time
Front
There are 3 beats in each measure. The quarter note gets one beat.
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Bar line
Front
Vertical lines that divide the staff into sections