Lines/Notes/Rests/Time Signatures Flashcards
crotchet rest
Duration: R
R = “reference length” = 1 crotchet rest
demisemiquaver rest
Duration: R / 8
R = “reference length” = 1 crotchet rest
longa rest
Duration: R x 16
R = “reference length” = 1 crotchet rest
multi-measured rest
indicates how many measures to sustain a rest
breve rest
Duration: R x 8
R = “reference length” = 1 crotchet rest
caesura
a brief, silent pause, during which time is not counted
(in ensemble playing, time begins again when so indicated by the conductor)
beamed notes
beams connect and emphasize quavers and shorter note values
minim
Duration: R x 2
R = “reference length” = 1 crotchet
longa
Duration: R x 16
R = “reference length” = 1 crotchet
minim rest
Duration: R x 2
R = “reference length” = 1 crotchet rest
dotted rest
dots to the right of a rest lengthens that rest’s duration
1 dot lengthens the rest by 1/2
2 dots lengthens the rest by 3/4
3 dots lengthens the rest by 7/8
etc…
common time
equivalent of 4/4 time
(in 16th century notation it meant equivalent of 2/4 time)
double bar line
separates two sections of music
quaver
Duration: R / 2
R = “reference length” = 1 crotchet
dotted bar line
separates two sections of music
breath mark
tells the performer to breathe in
(or make a slight pause for non-wind instruments)
does not affect tempo
dotted note
dots to the right of a note head lengthens that note’s duration
1 dot lengthens the note by 1/2
2 dots lengthens the note by 3/4
3 dots lengthens the note by 7/8
etc…
breve
Duration: R x 8
R = “reference length” = 1 crotchet
bar line
separates two measures
semiquaver rest
Duration: R / 4
R = “reference length” = 1 crotchet rest
end bar line
marks the end of a song
semibreve
Duration: R x 4
R = “reference length” = 1 crotchet
quaver rest
Duration: R / 2
R = “reference length” = 1 crotchet rest
semibreve rest
Duration: R x 4
R = “reference length” = 1 crotchet rest
metronome mark
precisely defines the tempo of the score
by assigning absolute durations to all note values
quasihemidemisemiquaverrest
Duration: R / 32
R = “reference length” = 1 crotchet rest
ledger lines
extends the staff if any note heads fall above or below it
demisemiquaver
Duration: R / 8
R = “reference length” = 1 crotchet
quasihemidemisemiquaver
Duration: R / 32
R = “reference length” = 1 crotchet
semiquaver
Duration: R / 4
R = “reference length” = 1 crotchet
specific time
bottom number = note value,
top number = how many of these notes values fit in each measure
hemidemisemiquaver
Duration: R / 16
R = “reference length” = 1 crotchet
hemidemisemiquaver rest
Duration: R / 16
R = “reference length” = 1 crotchet rest
crotchet
Duration: R
R = “reference length” = 1 crotchet
cut time
equivalent of 2/2 time
staff
the background structure of a musical score
