Music Theory

Lesson 1
• A staff is made up of 5 lines and 4 spaces.
• When a staff is divided up into sections, each
section is called a measure.

• The lines that separate measures are called bar

lines.
 Whole Note

• This is a whole note.

• A whole note is worth 4 beats.

 Half Note

• This is a half note.

• A half note is worth 2 beats.

 Quarter Note
• This is a quarter note.

• A quarter note is worth 1 beat.

 Dotted Half Note

• This is a dotted half note.

• A dotted half note is worth 3 beats.

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