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Music Appreciation Chapter 4
Notes, terms, etc
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09/06/2006

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Notation
Definition
system of writing music so that specific pitches and rhythms can be communicated
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note
Definition
written symbol representing music
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music staff
Definition
5 lines and 4 spaces, notes placed here
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ledger lines
Definition
lines above or below the staff to continue putting very high/very low notes
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Treble Clef
Definition
high; "G" clef
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bass clef
Definition
low; "F" clef
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Instruments of the orchestra family
Definition
woodwind, brass, string, percussion (piano: keyboard percussion)
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grand staff
Definition
combination of treble and bass staves
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C nearest middle of the keyboard
Definition
Middle C
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stem or flags
Definition
tells what a note is (stem w/ open oval=half note; closed oval=quarter note; etc)
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beam
Definition
connects several 8th notes
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dotted note
Definition
increases the duration by half
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dotted rhythm
Definition
dotted note followed by a note that is much shorter
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tie
Definition
another way to lengthen the duration of a note; first note lengethened by the duration of the second
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triplet
Definition
three notes of equal duration notated as a gruop within a curved line and the number 3
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rest
Definition
pauses in music
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time (meter) signature
Definition
shows meter of a piece; upper number=how many beats per measure; lower number=which note gets the beat
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score
Definition
shows the music for each instrumental or vocal category in a performing group
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