Note Anatomy
Note Values
Rhythm
Pitch
Scales
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What is note anatomy?

Note anatomy is the different structures of a note.

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What is the note anatomy of a whole note and how many beats does it contain?

A whole note has an open note head and has a value of 4 beats.

100

Defintion: beat

Beat is a unit of rhythm.

100

Definition: Pitch

Pitch is the highness or lowness of a sound/note.

100

Definition: scale

A scale is a set of musical notes ordered by pitch.

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What is the most basic piece of note anatomy?

Hint: Every single kind of note has one of these...

The note head is the most basic piece of note anatomy.

200

Name the note that has a closed note head and a stem and what its value is.

The note that has a closed note head and a stem is a quarter note, which has a value of 1 beat.

200

Definition: rest

A rest is a silent beat.

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Definition: interval

An interval is the distance between two pitches.

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Definition: flat

A flat is a symbol used to lower a pitch by a half step.

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What kind of note has an open note head and a stem?

A half note has an open note head and a stem.

300

Name the note that has a closed note head, stem, and a flag and is worth 1/2 of a beat.

The note that has a closed note head, stem, and a flag and is worth 1/2 of a beat is an eighth note.

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Definition: rhythm

Rhythm is a pattern made up of sounds and silences.

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Definition: step

A step is the interval between two consecutive pitches.

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Definition: sharp

A sharp is a symbol used to raise a pitch by a half step.

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What kind of note has two closes note heads, two stems, and one beam?

A pair of eighth notes has two closed note heads, two stems, and one beam.

400

What is the note anatomy of a half note and how many beats does it contain?

The note anatomy of a half note is an open note head and a stem, and it contains 2 beats.

400


1.5 beats

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Definition: half step (semitone)

A half step is the smallest interval used in music.

400

Definition: natural

A natural is a symbol used to cancel out sharps or flats.

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What kind of note has a closed note head, a stem, and two flags?

A sixteenth note has a closed note head, a stem, and two flags.

500

What is the value of a dotted whole note?

The value of a dotted whole note is 6 beats.

500

How many beats does a dot add to the note it is next to?

A dot adds half of the value of whichever note it is next to.

500

Definition: solfege

Solfege is a syllable system used to read music. 

500

List the CFS for scale notation in order.

-Bottom to top

-8 scale degrees

-Start & end the same

-WWHWWWH (add flats/sharps when necessary)