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Music
Types of Notes
Term | Definition |
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crotchet | a note with 1 beat |
semi-breve | a note with 4 beats |
minim | a note with 2 beats |
quaver | a note with half a beat |
dotted crotchet | a note with 1 and a half beats |
dotted minim | a note with 3 beats |
dotted semi-breve | a note with 6 beats |
crotchet rest | a note with 1 beat silence |
minim rest | a note with 2 beats silence |
quaver rest | a note with half a beat silence |
semi-breve rest | a note with 4 beats silence |
upbeat | a note before the first full bar of music |
triplets | three notes squashed into the time of 2 notes |
auxiliary note | is the note one step up or down from a harmony note on both sides |
passing note | is the middle note of 3 notes that move up by step |