Music Theory

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Bar Line

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a thin vertical line that separates measures

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Beat

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a steady pulsing in a regular pattern

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Composer

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a person who writes an original piece of music

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Dot

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the sign added to a note or rest that increases its duration by one-half

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Double Bar Line

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the thin line followed by a thick line written after the final measure of a piece of music

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Duration

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the length of time a note or rest is sustained

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Measure

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the standard of measurement in music in which bar lines separate rhythms into manageable sections

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Rest

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the durational symbol that indicates silence in music

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Rhythm

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the forward movement of music in time and the basis for "keeping time" in music

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Sight Reading

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playing or singing for the first time a musical piece never seen before