Notation
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Staff=The set of 5 lines on which pitches are notated.
An organized series of notes.
Melody
Rhythm + Pitch = ____________
Notes
Sequence of notes.
Scale
Indication of the rhythmic duration of silence.
OR Rhythm + silence = _________________
Rests
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Clefs= Symbols at the beginning of a piece of music notation which coordinate specific pitches with respective location on the staff.
The distance between two pitches.
Interval
Indication to play smoothly.
Legato
Interval of 8 notes.
Octave
Indication to play notes separated.
Staccato
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Sharps= Raise a pitch by the interval of one half step.
The smallest interval.
Half step
Additional lines which extend above or below the staff on which notes are written.
Ledger lines
Two half steps.
Whole step
A symbol which lengthens duration of the rhythm x1.5
Dotted rhythms
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Flats= Lower a pitch by the interval of one half step.
Division of musical phrases.
Form
Multiple similar pitches conjoined with continuous sound.
Ties
A unit of time measurement in music denoting one complete repetition of the meter (time signature)
Measures
Multiple different pitches conjoined without distinct articulations.
Slurs
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Natural= Cause a pitch to revert to its true pitch (neither flat nor sharp).
12 note scale from one to its octave.
OR Half step scale.
Chromatic Scale
A set of two numbers which denote how many beats are in each measure and what type of note is to be considered โoneโ beat.
Time signatures
7 note scale from one note to its octave.
Diatonic Scale
A series of flats or sharps at the beginning of a piece of music notation which indicate their respective pitches to be played consistently flat or sharp. For instance, if there is one sharp (F#) in the key signature, every notated โFโ will be played as โF#โ instead.
Key signatures