Dorola, Aaron G.

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SYMBOLS NAMES DESCRIPTION AND MUSICAL

FUNCTIONS OF SYMBOLS

a note value that is

WHOLE NOTE represented as a hollow
oval without a stem and
spans four beats. It is one
of the easiest notes to play
rhythmically and the
longest musical figure
considered by western
music theory.

Half notes are written with

a straight stem without any
HALF NOTE
flags like a quarter note
and an oval note head that
is hollow like a whole note.
A silence of the same
length is referred to as a
half rest (or minim rest).

is a musical note that lasts

just one-fourth as long as a
QUARTER NOTE
full note (or semibreve).
Quarter notes have a
straight, flag-free stem and
an oval note head that has
been filled in.

are denoted by a head that

is all black, a stem, and a
EIGHTH NOTE
single tail. Depending on
the beat, two or more
eighth notes played
simultaneously may be
'beamed'.
 is always beamed in
groups of two or more and
SIXTEENTH NOTE
always stemmed with
flags. The sixteenth rest
(also known as a
semiquaver rest), which
represents a silence
lasting the same amount of
time, is a comparable
symbol.

a mark inserted at the start

of a staff to denote the
TREBLE or G CLEF
pitches of the notes written
on its lines and spaces.
The stylised letter "G" that
surrounds the line of the
staff, showing where the
"G" above middle C (G4 or
g1) is located, gives the G
clef its name.

The C clef can be moved.

C or MOVABLE CLEF The most basic justification
for using it is to avoid using
ledger lines; the five C
clefs define distinct pitches
for Middle C.

The music note F3, which

is the first F below middle
F or BASS CLEF
C, is bracketed by two dots
and is fashioned like an
ornate letter F. It is called
the F clef for this reason.
The trombone, timpani,
bass guitar, and double
bass all use the bass clef
most frequently.

is a group of five horizontal

lines and four spaces that,
STAFF
when used as a
percussion staff, represent
various percussion
 instruments or musical
pitches.

Western music notation

employs ledger lines to
LEDGER LINE
indicate pitches above or
below the lines and spaces
of the standard musical
staff. Draw a line parallel to
the staff, above or below,
spaced at the same
distance as the lines within
the staff, slightly longer
than the note head.

A major stress point is

generally shown by the bar
BAR LINE
line. Generally speaking,
bar lines are evenly
spaced in terms of
duration, however there
are several exceptions.

A double bar line will signal

DOUBLE BAR LINE a shift in key or meter and
alert musicians that the
piece will sound slightly
different after it.

When combining two

musical instruments from
BRACKET
different families, such as
a clarinet and a cello,
brackets should be used
rather than braces.
Additionally, groups of
instruments from the same
family with individually
different parts, as an
ensemble of three violins,
should be enclosed in
brackets.
 The time signature
specifies the sort of note
TIME SIGNATURE
that will receive one count
and the number of counts
in each measure. Most
often, the top number is 2,
3, 4, or 6. Either 4 or 8
make up the lowest
number.

You can avoid

METRONOME unintentionally speeding
up or slowing down by
maintaining a constant
tempo with the aid of a
metronome. It offers a
consistent click that
denotes a musical interval.

Two notes are tied

TIE together to form a new
duration. Between notes of
the same pitch, ties
happen.

In Western musical
notation, a slur is a sign
SLUR
that denotes that the notes
it encompasses are to be
performed legato (i.e.,
without separation). If the
stems of the notes point
downward or upward, a
curving line is typically
drawn over them to
indicate a slur.

A sort of tuplet called a

triplet enables us to play
TRIPLETS
three notes in the space of
just two notes. An
illustration makes things
simpler to explain. Every
musical note type can be
 broken down into two
equal beats.

Dynamics show how loud

DYNAMIC MARKINGS
a piece of music is.
Italicized Italian terms that
can be shortened are
frequently used in Western
musical notation to denote
dynamics. Forté is a loud
dynamic marking, while
piano is a quiet dynamic
marking. These words
appear on music sheets
either above or below the
staff.