1. Beginner Music Theory

2. Beat
Metrical beat; steady pulsation

3. Note
Symbol used to represent the duration (length of time) of a sound.

4. Rest
Symbol used to represent the duration (length of time) of silence.

5. Whole Note
= 4 beats

6. Half Note
= 2 beats

7. Quarter Note
= 1 beat

8. Bar Line and Measure
Bar Line- Vertical black lines that divides the staff into measures.
Measure- Distance between two bar lines.
Measure
Measure
Bar Line

9. Meter
Number of beats in a measure.

10. Time Signature
Tells how many beats and what note gets the beat.

11. Time Signature
How many beats in a measure.
What notes gets the beat.

12. Time Signature 4 beats in a measure. Quarter note gets the beat.
4 quarter notes (1/4)= 1 whole note

13. Time Signature 3 beats in a measure. Quarter note gets the beat.
4 quarter notes (1/4) = 1 whole note