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 NAMES OF PRINCIPAL PARTS OF GUITAR

HEAD

PATENT
HEADS
(Tuning Keys)
-NUT

FINGER-
BOARD
- FRETS

(Little Metallic)
Bars)
POSITION
MARKS SPACE
BETWEEN
FRETS

NECK

SOUNDING
-BOARD
(Or Top)
,

soUNDING
HOLE
(Rosette) STRINGS

BRIDGE PINS
(For Holding Strings) BRIDGE

SIDE
(Frame)
BINDING
EDGE.

END PIN
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 TIME
Relative Value of Notes
Musical sounds, or tones have
as represented in written music are called NOTES. These no
seven forms, each form indicating the relative length or value of the sound. Below are Evc"
nly
five of the most used forms.
NOTE NOTE NUMBER
COUNTSSOFEXPLANATION
ADDITIONAL REMARKS
FORM CHARACTER OF BEATING

longest sound is the Whole Note.

The
The sound is held for 4 complete
WHOLE
beats (down and up means one com

Count 1 2 plete beat)

Note gets only "2 beats"
The Half
is held just half as long as the
HALF 2 or

whole note.
Count 2 (2 half notes make a whole)

The Quartér Note gets "one beat."

QUARTER
(4 Quarter notes make a whole)
Count 1

1 Flag
1/2
The Eighth Note gets "one half beat"
or it takes 2 eighth notes to make
(Two to
EIGHTH one beat.
one count)
Count 1 (8 eighth notes make a whole

2 Flags The Sixteenth Note is held for "a

1/4
quarter beat." "Four sixteenth notes
(Four to
SIXTEENTH make one beat.
one count)
Count 1 (16 sixteenth notes make a whole)
TUC nreT
 English Name Beats
Symbol Scientific Name
Double Whole note 8
1) Breve
Whole note 4
2) Semi breve
2
3) Minim 1/2 note

4) Crotchet 1/4th note 1

5) Quaver 1/8th note 1/2

6) Semiquaver 1/16th note 1/4

7) Demisemi quaver 1/32nd note

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Breve o -
The value of whole note is 4 beat

Minim d-(1/2 note) 2 times is equal to a whole note

Crotchet -(1/4 note) 4 times is equal to a whole note

Quaver -(1/8 note) 8 times is equal to a whole note

Semi quaver -(1/16 note) 16 times is equal to a whole note

Demi semi quaver -(1/32 note) 32 times is equal to a whole note
 Great Staff
on the two bracketted staffs f
taffs fro
The writing of music notations
is known as the Great Stafe
h e lowest octave to the highest
octave

ABC D EF
FG A BC
G DE F G

A B C D E F G ABC

Leger Lines
When notes rise or fall beyond the range of the five lines, they
are denoted small lines placed above or below the staff lines. Notes
can come on these lines, which are called Leger lines or Ledger
lines.
Great Staff
The writing of music notations on the two bracketted staffs from
the lowest octave to the highest octave is known as the Great Staff

CDE FG ABCD FO A B

GABC DE F G ABC

Leger Lines
When notes rise or fall beyond the range of the five lines, they
are denoted small lines placed above or below the stafflines. Notes
can come on these lines, which are called Leger lines or Ledger
lines.