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What is Rhythm?

The duration of notes and rests; the pattern of sounds and silences.

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What is Rhythm?

The duration of notes and rests; the pattern of sounds and silences.

What is the Beat?

The basic unit of time in music; the pulse.

What is a Time Signature?

Indicates the number of beats per measure and what note value equals one beat.

What is a Quarter Note?

A note that gets one beat in 4/4 time.

What is a Quarter Rest?

A silence that lasts for one beat.

What is an Eighth Note?

A note that gets half of a beat.

What is an Eighth Rest?

A silence that lasts for half of a beat.

What is a Sixteenth Note?

A note that gets a quarter of a beat.

What is a Sixteenth Rest?

A silence that lasts for a quarter of a beat.

What is a Half Note?

A note that gets two beats.

What is a Half Rest?

A silence that lasts for two beats.

What is a Whole Note?

A note that gets four beats.

What is a Whole Rest?

A silence that lasts for four beats.

What does a Dot do to a note?

Adds half of the note's value to itself.

What does a Tie do?

Connects two notes of the same pitch, adding their durations together.

What does a quarter note look like?

A filled-in notehead with a stem.

What does a quarter rest look like?

A squiggly line.

What does an eighth note look like?

A filled-in notehead with a stem and a flag.

What does an eighth rest look like?

A slanted line with a dot.

What does a sixteenth note look like?

A filled-in notehead with a stem and two flags.

What does a sixteenth rest look like?

A slanted line with two dots.

What does a half note look like?

An open notehead with a stem.

What does a half rest look like?

A filled-in rectangle sitting on top of a line.

What does a whole note look like?

An open notehead without a stem.

What does a whole rest look like?

A filled-in rectangle hanging down from a line.

What does a dot after a note do?

Increases the note's duration by half of its original value.

What does a tie look like?

A curved line connecting two notes of the same pitch.

How do you indicate triplets?

A bracket with a '3' above or below the notes.

What is Rhythm?

The duration of notes and rests in music; the pattern of sounds and silences.

What is the Beat?

The basic unit of time in music; the underlying pulse.

What is a Time Signature?

Indicates the number of beats per measure and the note value that equals one beat.

What is a Quarter Note?

A note that receives one beat in 4/4 time.

What is a Quarter Rest?

A rest that lasts for one beat.

What are Eighth Notes?

Two eighth notes equal one quarter note; each is half a beat.

What is an Eighth Rest?

A rest that lasts for half a beat.

What are Sixteenth Notes?

Four sixteenth notes equal one quarter note; each is a quarter of a beat.

What is a Sixteenth Rest?

A rest that lasts for a quarter of a beat.

What are Triplets?

Three notes that divide a beat into three equal parts.

What is a Half Note?

A note that lasts for two beats.

What is a Half Rest?

A rest that lasts for two beats.

What is a Whole Note?

A note that lasts for four beats.

What is a Whole Rest?

A rest that lasts for four beats.

What is a Dotted Note?

A dot after a note adds half of the note's value to itself.

What is a Tie?

A curved line connecting two notes of the same pitch, adding their durations together.