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Leger Lines
Lines used for writing notes that are above or below the staff; they must be straight and equidistant from stave lines.
Duple Time
Music with two beats in a bar.
Triple Time
Music with three beats in a bar.
Quadruple Time
Music with four beats in a bar.
3/2 Time Signature
Indicates every beat is a half note.
3/8 Time Signature
Indicates every beat is an eighth note.
4/2 Time Signature
Indicates four half notes in a measure.
Cut Time
Another name for 2/2 time.
Difference Between 4/4 and 2/2
4/4 means quadruple - 4 beats; 2/2 means duple - 2 beats.
A Major Key Characteristics
Has 3 sharps: F#, C#, G# and no flats.
Bb Major Key Characteristics
Has no sharps and 2 flats: Bb and Eb.
Eb Major Key Characteristics
Has no sharps and 3 flats: Bb, Eb, Ab.
Quarter Note Triplets
3 quarter note triplets are played in the time of a half note.
Eighth Note Triplets
3 eighth-note triplets are played in the time of a quarter note.
Sixteenth Note Triplets
3 sixteenth-note triplets are played in the time of an eighth note.
Half Note Triplets
3 half-note triplets are played in the time of a whole note.
A Minor Key Relationship
A minor is related to C major, which has no sharps and no flats.
E Minor Key Relationship
E minor is related to G major, which has 1 sharp: F#.
D Minor Key Relationship
D minor is related to F major, which has no sharps and 1 flat: Bb.
Tonic in a Minor Scale
The first note of a minor scale, also called the key-note or 1st degree.
Harmonic and Melodic Minor Scale
Each minor key has two scales: harmonic minor and melodic minor.
Beaming Notes
In time signatures with a minim beat, use a semibreve where possible; beam together groups of quavers and semiquavers.
Grouping Rests
Show a complete bar’s rest like a whole, and use halved rests when less than a beat.
Interval
The distance in pitch between two different notes.
Melodic Interval
Playing one note followed by another after it.
Harmonic Interval
Playing two notes together at the same time.
