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Learn about the marks and symbols in musical notation that indicate various aspects of how a piece of music is to be performed. Find out the meanings and names of clefs, lines, bars, braces, brackets, and more.
Learn about the origins and development of musical notation in different cultures and traditions, from ancient symbols to modern computer-based systems. Find out how neumes, a type of medieval notation, are used in Byzantine music to indicate melodic models and modal steps.
A musical note is a distinct sound that can be written in musical notation and has a specific pitch and duration. Learn about the different names, symbols and systems for notes in various countries and musical contexts.
Slash notation is a form of musical notation that indicates or requires improvised rhythm for chords. It uses slashes on the staff to mark the beats where chords change, while leaving the rhythm unspecified.
Learn the meanings and origins of various musical terms used in scores, reviews, and program notes. Browse the alphabetical list of terms from Italian, French, German, and other languages, with examples and references.
A natural (♮) is a symbol that cancels a previous sharp or flat on a note in Western music notation. Learn about its history, usage, and examples of natural and double natural signs.
A staff is a set of five horizontal lines and four spaces that represent musical pitches or percussion instruments. Learn how staff positions, clefs, time signatures, braces, brackets and divisi indicate different musical effects and how staff notation evolved from neumes to modern notation.
Articulation is a musical parameter that determines how a single note or other discrete event is sounded. Articulations primarily structure an event's start and end, determining the length of its sound and the shape of its attack and decay.