Music - Basics

Clefs, key signatures, time signatures and tempo

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What does a clef tell you?
How high or low the notes on it are
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Which voices use a treble clef?
Soprano and alto
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What are some instruments which use the bass clef?
Tuba, trombone, bassoon, cello and double bass
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Whats the difference between the treble clef and the vocal tenor clef, and how is it shown?
The vocal tenor clef is one octave lower then the treble clef, and it is shown by having a little '8' on the bottom of the clef sign
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What does a double flat do?
It lowers the note by two semitones
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What does a double sharp do?
It raises the note by two semitones
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Whats the difference between simple and compound time?
In simple time the top note is 2, 3 or 4, and in compound time the top note is 6, 9 or 12
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What is a mordent?
A mordent is a zig-zag line. If it has a line through it it's a lower mordent, and if it doesn't it is an upper mordent
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What does an upper mordent do?
It trills upward and finishes on the starting note
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What does a lower mordant do?
It trills (downward) and finishes on the lower note
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What is a turn?
Turns start on the note above the written note, then the written note, then the note below it, then the written note again
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What is an inverted turn?
Turns start on the note below the written note, then the written note, then the note above it, then the written note again
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Which voices use a treble clef?

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Soprano and alto

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What are some instruments which use the bass clef?

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Whats the difference between the treble clef and the vocal tenor clef, and how is it shown?

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What does a double flat do?

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