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