Music Theory: Basic Music Symbols

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The five horizontal lines music is written on is called a...

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Staff

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The short lines above and below the staff are called…

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Ledger Lines

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What is the name of this symbol?

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Treble Clef, G Clef

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What is the name of this symbol? Treble Clef, G Clef, Alto Clef, Tenor Clef, Bass Clef, F Clef

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Bass Clef, F Clef

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The distance in pitch between two tones is called an...

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Intervals

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What is the name of this symbol, which makes a note sound 1/2 step lower than written?

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Flat

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What is the name of this symbol, which makes a note sound 1/2 step higher than written?

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Sharp

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What is the name of this symbol, which indicates that a note is neither sharp nor flat?

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Natural

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What do you call a collection of sharps or flats at the beginning of a piece that tells us where Do is?

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Key Signature

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What symbols show pitch and duration?

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Notes