English For Music Students

(Marvins-Underground-K-12) #1

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Half rest /hA:f rEst/ (n)
a silence of two beats; equivalent rest for the half
note


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Metre /"mi:t@/ (n) (also Meter)
the rhythm of music; the rhythmic pattern of
beats


Quarter note /"kwO:t@ n@Ut/ (n)
a note of one beat long; equal to one fourth of a
whole note; a crotchet


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Quarter rest /"kwO:t@ rEst/ (n)
a silence of one beat; equivalent rest for the
quarter note


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Rest /rEst/ (n)
a period of silence of a specific duration


Sixteenth note /sIks"ti:nT n@Ut/ (n)
a note of one fourth of a beat; equal to one
sixteenth of a whole note; a semiquaver


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