Slur /sl@:/ (n)
a curved line over or under two or more notes
which are to be played or sung smoothly to one
syllable, or played or sung legato
Tie /tVI/ (n)
a curved line placed above or below two notes of
the same pitch to indicate that they are to be
played for the combined duration of their time
values
Time signature /tVIm "sIgn@tS@/ (n)
the fraction looking symbol at the beginning of a
piece of music (right after the clef sign) that
indicates how many beats are in per measure (top
number), and how long each beat will last
(bottom number)
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