notehead

Staff's pitch marker

A notehead is the oval or round part of a written musical note that sits on or between staff lines to indicate pitch.

The notehead may be filled (solid) or open (hollow), which along with stems and flags determines the note's duration: The notehead sits on the E line.

notation

stem

Plant's central axis

  • flagCloth symbol or signal
  • beamStructural support member
  • restCessation of activity

dotted · tied · filled · hollow · oval · duration · value · staff · placement · spacing

shape

oval

Elongated rounded shape

cross · slash · triangle · filled · hollow · open · closed · colored · shaped · Renaissance

rhythm

duration

Length of existence

  • valueImportance or price
  • wholeFull and undivided
  • halfEqual portion of two

quarter · eighth · sixteenth · thirty-second · breve · semibreve · minim · crotchet · quaver · semiquaver

percussion

drumhead

Taut membrane over cylinder

  • snareDevice for catching prey
  • cymbalStruck metal percussion disc
  • hi-hatPedal-controlled cymbal pair

tom · kick · cross-stick · triangle · slash · kit · mallet · unpitched · cowbell · woodblock

Family

note, head, notes, notebook, headline, noteworthy, footnote, keynote, notation

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Rated G