Music Theory 101 - Dotted Notes, Rests, Time Signatures and More
By Espie Estrella, About.com
Bar lines are the vertical lines you see on a music staff which divides the staff into measures. Inside a measure there are notes and rests corresponding to the number of beats determined by a time signature.
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- Dotted Notes
- Rests
- Notes on the Treble Clef (Spaces)
- Notes on the Treble Clef (Lines)
- Notes on the Bass Clef (Spaces)
- Notes on the Bass Clef (Lines)
- Middle C
- Bar Lines and Measures
- Time Signature
- Sharps and Flats
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