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Treble clef
The treble clef (G-clef) fixes the pitches for high voices.
๐ก Did you know? Its curl encircles the note G.
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A world language of dots, lines and flourishes that captures any melody: recognise the music signs treble clef, bass clef, whole note, half note, quarter note, eighth note, rest, sharp, flat, natural, fermata and repeat sign by their shape. Good to know: The treble clef (G-clef) fixes the pitches for high voices. Its curl encircles the note G. The bass clef (F-clef) notates the low notes. Two dots frame the note F. The whole note is an open head without a stem and lasts longest. In 4/4 time it fills the whole bar. The half note has an open head with a stem and lasts half as long as a whole. It counts two beats in 4/4 time. The quarter note has a filled head with a stem. It is usually one basic beat. The eighth note has a filled head, a stem and a flag. Several are joined by a beam. The rest prescribes a silence of a certain duration. Every note value has a matching rest. The sharp raises a note by a semitone. F becomes F-sharp. The flat lowers a note by a semitone. B becomes B-flat. The natural cancels a previous sharp or flat.
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Treble clef
The treble clef (G-clef) fixes the pitches for high voices.
๐ก Did you know? Its curl encircles the note G.
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Bass clef
The bass clef (F-clef) notates the low notes.
๐ก Did you know? Two dots frame the note F.
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Whole note
The whole note is an open head without a stem and lasts longest.
๐ก Did you know? In 4/4 time it fills the whole bar.
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Half note
The half note has an open head with a stem and lasts half as long as a whole.
๐ก Did you know? It counts two beats in 4/4 time.
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Quarter note
The quarter note has a filled head with a stem.
๐ก Did you know? It is usually one basic beat.
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Eighth note
The eighth note has a filled head, a stem and a flag.
๐ก Did you know? Several are joined by a beam.
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