<h1><strong>MUSICAL RESTS AND THEIR VALUES </strong></h1> CONTENT <ol> <li>Definition of Musical Rests</li> <li>Types of Musical Rest</li>

<h1><strong>TIME SIGNATURE</strong></h1> CONTENT <ol> <li>Definition of Time Signature</li> <li>Types of Time Signature</li> <li>Classifications of Time Signature</li> </ol> <br> <h2><strong>Definition of Time Signature</strong></h2> In music, time signature refers to the symbol placed right after key signature to indicate the time of a piece of music. Time signature refers to the symbols of two figures placed one above the other at the beginning of the staff after the clef and key. In the time signature,<strong> upper figure </strong>shows the number of beats. The <strong>lower figure </strong>shows the type of note in a bar. <strong>Beat</strong>: Beat is the regular pulse which ticks like a clock or heartbeat. <strong>Accent:</strong> This refers to the emphasis or stress placed on musical notes. <strong>Bar (Measure) Line</strong>: This groups a piece of music into equal divisions. <img class="size-full wp-image-33973 aligncenter" src="https://classhall.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/time-signature-bar-line.jpg" alt="Time signature - Bar line" width="162" height="31" />

<h1><strong>FOLK SONGS</strong></h1> CONTENT <ol> <li>Description of Folk Songs</li> <li>Western Folk Songs</li> <li>Nigerian Folk Songs</li> </ol> <br> <h2><strong>Description of Folk Songs</strong></h2> Folk songs are the traditional songs of a people. Most Nigerian folk songs are mainly used in folktales. All ethnic groups in Nigeria have folktales which children enjoy during moonlight plays and games. They sing folk songs in call and response style, and sometimes perform the actions which involved in the folktales. <br> <h2><strong>Western Folk Songs</strong></h2> Below are some western folk songs: Baa, Baa, Black Sheep Auld Lang Syne Early One Morning Golden Slumbers The Ash Grove My Bonnie All Through the Night Pretty Polly Oliver, and so on.   <h2><strong>Nigerian Folk Songs</strong></h2>