The only time it is necessary to say natural is after you have already refered to that same note as flat or sharp. Write the name of each note on a scrap of paper. Click on answers when done. Note Values Music is made up of short tones and long tones. The combination of notes into patterns is called Rhythm.
Silence is also a part of music.
The Time Signature is composed of two numbers, written in fraction form. The top number indicates how many beats to a measure, the bottom tells us what type of note gets one beat. The time signature is placed after the Key Signature. Notes written together on the same beat, are to be played, or sung, together.