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Question		Answer
B start learning		the 7th note in the scale of C major
bar start learning		one of the short sections of equal length that a piece of music is divided into, and the notes that are in it
bar line start learning		a straight line up and down used in written music to mark a division between bars
bass start learning		the lowest tone or part in music, for instruments or voices
chord start learning		three or more notes played together
clef start learning		a symbol at the beginning of a line of printed music (called a stave or staff) that shows the pitch of the notes on it
coda start learning		the final passage of a piece of music
crescendo start learning		a slow steady increase in how loudly a piece of music is played or sung
crotchet start learning		a note that lasts half as long as a minim
diminuendo start learning		a slow steady decrease in how loudly a piece of music is played or sung
double bar start learning		a pair of straight lines up and down at the end of a piece of music
dynamics start learning		changes in volume in music
flat start learning		used after the name of a note to mean a note a semitone lower
key start learning		on musical instrument: any of the wooden or metal parts that you press to play a piano and some other musical instruments; music: a set of related notes, based on a particular note. Pieces of music are usually written mainly using a particular key
key signature start learning		the set of marks at the beginning of a printed piece of music to show what key the piece is in
measure start learning		one of the short sections of equal length that a piece of music is divided into, and the notes that are in it
minim start learning		a note that lasts twice as long as a crotchet
natural start learning		used after the name of a note to show that the note is neither sharp nor flat. The written symbol is (♮). B natural
notation start learning		a system of signs or symbols used to represent information, especially in mathematics, science and music
octave start learning		the difference (the interval) between the first and last notes in a series of eight notes on a scale
quaver start learning		a note that lasts half as long as a crotchet
rest start learning		a period of silence between notes; a sign that shows a rest between notes
scale start learning		a series of musical notes moving upwards or downwards, with fixed intervals between each note, especially a series of eight starting on a particular note
score start learning		a written or printed version of a piece of music showing what each instrument is to play or what each voice is to sing
semibreve start learning		enlarge imagea note that lasts as long as four crotchets
semiquarter start learning		imagea note that lasts half as long as a quaver
sharp start learning		used after the name of a note to mean a note a semitone higher
staff start learning		a set of five lines on which music is written
tempo start learning		the speed or rhythm of a piece of music
tie start learning		a curved line written over two notes of the same pitch (= how high or low a note is) to show that they are to be played or sung as one note
time signature start learning		a sign at the start of a piece of music, usually in the form of numbers, showing the number of beats (= units of rhythm) in each
treble start learning		a child’s high voice; a boy who sings with a treble voice

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