any note from the harmonic series except the fundamental
Overtone
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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…
Passing note
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a note that is not part of the prevailing harmony but which, as the harmony changes, arrives at another note consonant with t…
Non-harmonic note
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a note that does not belong to the chord with which it sounds, for example, a passing note
Note ornaments
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see note ornaments in Note Ornamentation
Natural
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a note neither sharpened nor flattened, the sign placed before a note that is neither sharpened or flattened. See natural sig…
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…
Fundamental
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the lowest note in the harmonic series
Grace note
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ornamental note played quickly before the beat See grace note in Note Symbols