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| duration | another word for length of a note |
| pitch | how high or low a note sounds |
| whole note | the longest type of note |
| half note | the second longest type of note |
| quarter note | four of these make up a whole note |
| whole rest | this rest is equal to a whole note |
| half rest | this rest is equal to a half note |
| quarter rest | this rest is equal to a quarter note |
| flag | the part of the note that goes on the top of the stem |
| stem | part of a half or quarter note that goes up on the right or down on the left |
| body | the main part of the note |
| beam | this part connects two eighth notes |
| time signature | these numbers tell us how many beats to a measure and what kind of note gets one beat |
| treble clef | this symbol tells us to play or sing medium to high notes |
| bass clef | this symbol tells us to sing or play medium to low notes |
| alto clef | this symbol tells us to sing or play medium notes |
| staff | the 5 lines and 4 spaces on which music is written |
| note | these symbols tell us what pitch to sing and play |
| face | the names of the spaces of the treble clef |
| egbdf | the names of the lines of the bass clef |
| rhythm | the pattern for organizing beat in music |
| time signature | the numbers at the beginning of the staff that tells how many beats to a measure and what kind of note gets one beat |
| forte | loud |
| piano | soft |
| mezzo piano | medium soft |
| mezzo forte | medium loud |
| note | a round egg-shaped drawing |
| body | the main part of a note |
| stem | a part of a half, quarter, or eighth note that is drawn up on the right or down on the left |
| flag | the part of an eighth note that attaches to the top of the stem |
| beam | the part that connects two eighth notes together |
| whole note | the note that usually gets 4 beats in a measure |
| half note | the note that usually gets 2 beats in a measure |
| quarter note | the note that usually gets one beat in a measure |
| eighth note | the note that usually gets one-half of a beat in a measure |
| whole rest | the rest that is equal to a whole note |
| half rest | the rest that is equal to a half note |
| quarter rest | the rest that is equal to a quarter note |
| eighth rest | the rest that is equal to an eighth note |
| double bar line | the symbol that tells musicians the song is over, to stop |
| repeat sign | the symbol that tells musicians to do that part again |
| bar line | the symbol that divides the staff equally |
| measure | the distance between two bar lines |
| dotted half note | a half note with a dot that equals 3 beats |
