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Measures and Time Signature
Tempo in music refers to the speed of the song, measured in beats per minute, and can range from very slow to very fast. Beats are grouped into measures, separated by bar lines on a musical staff. Time signatures, written at the start of a staff, define the number of beats in a measure and…
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What is Note Duration?
Note Duration Note duration is defined as the length of time to hold the note. There are different note types to indicate the different note durations. Whole Note (Semibreve) A whole note (American English) or semibreve (British English) is a note type that has the longest note duration. Half Note (Minim) A half note (American…
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The musical staff, clefs and the middle C note
In the previous lesson, you learned the musical note names of the white keys on a piano. This lesson will teach you how to read and write the notes on the musical staff. The Staff The musical staff is made up of 5 horizontal lines. Musical notes and symbols (or musical notations) are written on…
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Piano key frequencies example
Any musical note that is one octave higher has twice the frequency. For example, the middle C note (C4) has a frequency of 261.6, and C3 is one octave lower than C4. C3 has a frequency of 130.81 which is half the frequency of C4. C4 is a higher pitch, and has twice the frequency…
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The Middle C note on a 49-key / 61-key / 76-key piano keyboards
The middle C note on a 49-key piano keyboard: The middle C note on a 61-key piano keyboard: The middle C note on a 76-key piano keyboard: The middle C note on a 88-key piano keyboard:
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