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Note and Rest Values
Rhythm values: how many beats each note and rest gets in 4/4 time.
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- Whole noteTermFour beats in 4/4 timeAn open oval with no stem
- Half noteTermTwo beatsAn open oval with a stem
- Quarter noteTermOne beatA filled-in oval with a stem
- Eighth noteTermHalf a beatA filled oval with a stem and one flag
- Sixteenth noteTermA quarter of a beatA stem with two flags
- Thirty-second noteTermAn eighth of a beatA stem with three flags
- Whole restTermSilence for a whole measure of 4/4 (four beats)Hangs below the line
- Half restTermTwo beats of silenceSits on top of the line like a hat
- Quarter restTermOne beat of silenceA squiggly zigzag shape
- Eighth restTermHalf a beat of silenceLooks like a slanted 7
- Sixteenth restTermA quarter of a beat of silence
- Dotted half noteTermThree beats
- Dotted quarter noteTermOne and a half beats
- Dotted eighth noteTermThree quarters of a beat
- Dotted whole noteTermSix beats
- What does a dot after a note do?TermAdds half of the note's value
- What does a tie do?TermJoins two notes of the same pitch into one longer sound
- What does a slur do?TermConnects different notes to be played smoothly
- How many quarter notes equal a whole note?TermFour
- How many half notes equal a whole note?TermTwo
- How many eighth notes equal a quarter note?TermTwo
- How many sixteenth notes equal a quarter note?TermFour
- How many eighth notes equal a whole note?TermEight
- How many sixteenth notes equal a half note?TermEight
- How many quarter notes equal a half note?TermTwo
- How many sixteenth notes equal an eighth note?TermTwo
- What is a beam?TermA thick line joining the flags of two or more eighth or shorter notes
- TripletTermThree notes played in the time of two of the same type
- SyncopationTermStressing the off-beats or weak beats
- FermataTermA symbol meaning hold the note or rest longer than written
- Time signatureTermTwo numbers at the start telling beats per measure and which note gets the beat
- Top number of a time signatureTermHow many beats are in each measure
- Bottom number of a time signatureTermWhich note value gets one beat
- 4/4 timeTermFour beats per measure, quarter note gets the beatAlso called common time
- 3/4 timeTermThree beats per measure, quarter note gets the beatWaltz time
- 2/4 timeTermTwo beats per measure, quarter note gets the beatMarch time
- 6/8 timeTermSix beats per measure, eighth note gets the beat, often felt in two groups of three
- Common time symbolTermA C, standing for 4/4
- Cut time symbolTermA C with a vertical line, standing for 2/2
- Measure (bar)TermOne section of music holding a set number of beats
- Bar lineTermA vertical line dividing measures
- Double bar lineTermTwo vertical lines marking a new section
- Final bar lineTermA thin line and a thick line marking the end of a piece
- BeatTermThe steady pulse of the music
- TempoTermThe speed of the beat
- RhythmTermThe pattern of long and short sounds
- MeterTermThe way beats are grouped into measures
- Anacrusis (pickup)TermOne or more notes before the first full measure
- RestTermA symbol for silence
- Stem direction ruleTermNotes below the middle line have stems up; middle line and above have stems down
- Repeat signTermTwo dots by a double bar telling the player to repeat a section
- Quarter note value in 2/2 timeTermHalf a beat
- Half note value in 2/2 timeTermOne beat
- Whole note value in 2/2 timeTermTwo beats
- Eighth rest value in 4/4TermHalf a beat
- Half rest plus quarter rest plus quarter rest in 4/4TermOne full measure of silence (4 beats)
- Two dotted quarter notesTermThree beats total
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