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What is a "quarter note" in music notation?
A note that is worth one quarter of the duration of a whole note, typically receiving one beat
in common time.
What is the definition of a "rest" in music?
A symbol indicating a period of silence,...
Basic Music Theory Latest Update
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What is a "quarter note" in music notation?
✔✔ A note that is worth one quarter of the duration of a whole note, typically receiving one beat
in common time.
What is the definition of a "rest" in music?
✔✔ A symbol indicating a period of silence, where no note is played for a specified duration.
What is the "time signature" in music?
✔✔ A notation at the beginning of a piece of music that indicates the number of beats per
measure and which note value gets the beat.
What is the purpose of a "clef" in music?
✔✔ To define the pitch range for the notes on the staff, such as treble or bass clef.
What does "pitch" refer to in music?
✔✔ The highness or lowness of a sound, determined by the frequency of the sound wave.
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,What is the "staff" in music notation?
✔✔ A set of five horizontal lines on which musical notes are placed.
What is the "tonic" note in a scale?
✔✔ The first note of a scale, serving as the tonal center or home note.
What is a "whole step" in music theory?
✔✔ The interval between two notes with one note in between them, equivalent to two half steps.
What is the definition of "dynamics" in music?
✔✔ The variation in loudness or softness in music, expressed through terms like piano (soft) and
forte (loud).
What is an "octave" in music?
✔✔ The interval between one musical pitch and another with half or double its frequency, often
spanning eight notes on a scale.
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, What does "scale" refer to in music theory?
✔✔ A sequence of notes arranged in ascending or descending order of pitch.
What is a "major scale"?
✔✔ A scale consisting of seven notes with a specific pattern of whole and half steps: W-W-H-
W-W-W-H.
What is the difference between a "sharp" and a "flat"?
✔✔ A sharp (♯) raises a note by a half step, while a flat (♭) lowers a note by a half step.
What is a "chord" in music theory?
✔✔ A combination of three or more notes played simultaneously.
What is the "dominant" note in a scale?
✔✔ The fifth note of a scale, often creating tension that resolves to the tonic note.
What does "legato" mean in music?
✔✔ To play or sing in a smooth and connected manner, with no separation between the notes.
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