MGW 2-1 [Beat-Parts of the Staff]

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Beat

the main pulse of a piece that doesn’t speed up or slow down. It stays steady

<p><span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif">the main pulse of a piece that doesn’t speed up or slow down. It stays steady</span></p>
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Beat division

like dividing an apple, we can divide the beat into halves, thirds, fourths, and so on

<p><span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif">like dividing an apple, we can divide the beat into halves, thirds, fourths, and so on</span></p>
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Meter

Like a ruler, a way to divide the beat into different groups of strong and weak beats

<p><span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif">Like a ruler, a way to divide the beat into different groups of strong and weak beats</span></p>
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Simple Meter

the beats divide into groups of twos

<p><span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif">the beats divide into groups of twos</span></p>
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Compound Meter

the beats divide into groups of threes

<p>the beats divide into groups of threes</p>
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Duple Meter

where large beats group into two

<p>where large beats group into two</p>
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Triple Meter

where large beats group into three

<p>where large beats group into three</p>
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Quadruple Meter

where large beats group into four

<p><span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif">where large beats group into four</span></p>
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Grand Staff

the combination of:

  1. two staves (usually bass and treble)

  2. bar line on the left

  3. brace

  4. double bar line

<p>the combination of:</p><ol><li><p>two staves (usually bass and treble)</p></li><li><p>bar line on the left</p></li><li><p>brace</p></li><li><p>double bar line</p></li></ol><p></p>
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Brace

A squiggly line that connects two or more staves together

<p>A squiggly line that connects two or more staves together</p>
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Bar line

a vertical line that goes up and down from the top of the staff to the bottom

<p>a vertical line that goes up and down from the top of the staff to the bottom</p>
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Measures

a “box” of music that is created by a bar line

<p>a “box” of music that is created by a bar line</p>
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Double bar line

a thin bar line followed by a thick bar line. Tells us the piece is over

<p>a thin bar line followed by a thick bar line. Tells us the piece is over</p>

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