Reading Music: Common Notation - University of Florida

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The notes (Section 2.1) and rests (Section 2.2) are the actual written music. A note stands for a sound; a rest stands for a silence. Other symbols on the sta , like the clef (Section 1.2) symbol, the key signature (Section 1.4), and the time signature (Section 2.3), tell you important information about the notes and measures. Symbols that appear

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