MUS 069A Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Notehead, Fermata, Staccato
8 Sep 2017
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Measure - the staff space that occurs between two bar lines, and it contains a measured amount of notes and rest values. Bar line - represented by a single vertical line; divides music into measures. Double bar line - represented by a double vertical line. Appears at the end of a composition and also at the end of a section of a piece. See example 1. 29 for an illustration of the definitions. Parts of a note like flags and beams are illustrated in example 1. 30. Beams are usually used instead of a series of flagged notes. Names given to notes and corresponding rests shown in example 1. 31. Shows the range of notes and their rest values, from longest to shortest. Each note or rest value equals one-half of the duration of the preceding note/rest. Slurs and ties are identical markings in notation. Tie - a curved line that connects two or more adjacent notes of the same pitch.
