notation that indicates the pitch of a note by its vertical placing on the page
Diastematic
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Dot
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placed above or below the notehead it indicates a staccato, placed immediately after a note it indicates that the note should…
Eighth note
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one eighth the time value of a whole note see Note Values
Changing notes
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non harmonic notes; two notes, one that leaves the chord note by a tone or semitone, then leaps to the next non harmonic note…
Grace note
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ornamental note played quickly before the beat See grace note in Note Symbols
Intonation
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the degree to which the pitch of a note heard is what is correct but not to the degree that the note heard is the wrong note
Note head
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the head, or round part of the note symbol as distinguished from the stem or any other part of the note See note head clef in…
Quarter note
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a note one quarter the time value of a whole note see Note Values
Sharp
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a term applied to a note slightly above its expected pitch, a sign to show that a note should be raised one semitone in pitch…