MUS 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Clef, Quarter Note
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Determined by frequency number of waves per second. Pitch is symbolized by location of notes on a staff four spaces (face or aceg) and five lines. Treble curls around g, clef has two dots around f. Grand staff combined treble and bass staves; each staff starts at middle c, goes up through another c, ends on another c. Ledger lines are used for notes above or below the staff. Range/register how high or low an instrument can go. Note the smallest unit in music, can indicate pitch and duration. Duration aka note values, indicated by the shape of a note; length of sounds or silences. Rhythm the organization of notes through time. Beat regular, recurrent pulse in the background of music; sometimes matches up with rhythm, sometimes doesn"t. Rests are always located in the middle of the staff. Flags are on notes smaller than a quarter note; one or more of the same in sequence will be beamed.