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Clefs

There are two basic types of musical clefs - the treble clef and bass clef. The clef used depends on the instrument being played, as instruments that play lower pitches typically use the bass clef. Time signatures indicate the number and type of notes in each measure - for example, 4/4 time has 4 quarter notes per measure. Notes have different values depending on their shape, from whole notes down to sixteenth notes, and there are corresponding musical rests to indicate silence for each note value.

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Clefs

There are two basic types of musical clefs - the treble clef and bass clef. The clef used depends on the instrument being played, as instruments that play lower pitches typically use the bass clef. Time signatures indicate the number and type of notes in each measure - for example, 4/4 time has 4 quarter notes per measure. Notes have different values depending on their shape, from whole notes down to sixteenth notes, and there are corresponding musical rests to indicate silence for each note value.

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Clefs

There are 2 basic kinds of clefs. The clef you will see on your music depends on what instrument you play.
Treble Clef Bass Clef

You might wonder why there are 2 different clefs. The reason is that most instruments using the bass clef usually have a lower pitch (sound) and regulary play low notes. If they were to use the treble clef the notes would appear so far below the staff it would be hard to read. Here are the the names of the notes for both clefs. Although you only really need to know 1 or the other, it is good practice to know both. The treble clef:

The bass clef:


b

Time Signatures
Time signatures tell you how many and what kind of notes per measure there are. The number on top is the number of notes per measure, and the bottom number is what kind of note. Let us explain further. Let us take for example the most popular time signature, 4/4. This means there is 4 quarter notes per measure. How is this so? Looking at 4/4, you saw the 4 on top. You already knew that meant there were 4 somethings per measure. Then looking at the bottom number probably confused you. The bottom number can be 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, etc. Look at this chart.
Bottom Number 1 2 4 8 16 Value Whole note Half note Quarter note Eighth note Sixteenth note

For example: 3/4 is 3 quarter notes per measure. 5/2 is 5 half notes per measure. 6/8 is 6 eighth notes per measure. There are also 2 other common things you might see where the time signature should be.
Common Time Same as 4/4 time Cut Time Same as 4/4 but everything is cut in half. Example: a half note = 1 quarter note, a whole note = 1 half note.

Types of Notes:
1 of the most important parts of music is learning the types and values of notes. Here you will gain some understanding of how the notes look and sound. The icon means you can listen to it. All of the music samples are recorded at the same speed and are just 1 measure. The whole note: Looks like: an egg on its side, either with a line through it or not. The half note: Looks like:

the same as a whole not but with a vertical line attached to it. The quarter note: Looks like:

the same as a half note except the circle is filled in. The eighth note: Looks like:

the same as quarter notes but with a curly off the line. They can also be put in groups of 4, 3, or 2.

The sixteenth note: Looks like:

the same as an eighth note but has double curlies. Can also be grouped in 4, 3 or 2 but are joined by a double line.

Types of Rests:
For each type of note you learned beforehand there is a corresponding rest. The whole rest: Looks like:

a dark rectangle attached to a bar line, facing downwards. (1 shown) The half rest: Looks like:

a dark rectangle attached to a bar line, facing upwards. (2 shown) The quarter rest: Looks like:

a squiggly line. (4 shown) The eighth rest: Looks like:

a slanted line with a dot. (8 shown)

The sixteenth rest: Looks like:

a slanted line with a double dot. (16 shown)

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