Music Terms

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What is a Music Staff?

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5 lines and 4 spaces where notes and rests are written

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Ledger Lines

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lines that extend the music staff above or below

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What do measures & bar lines do in music?

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divide the music into units

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Beat

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the pulse of music that remains steady

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Quarter note

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worth one beat

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Half rest

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Double Bar

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indicates the end of a piece of music

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Back

indicates the position of note names; second line =G

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Time signature

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indicates how many beats per measure and what kind of note gets the beat

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Breath Mark

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indicates to take a breath