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Haiku

A form of Japanese poetry.

Half-beat

Half of a whole beat, if whole beat is a crotchet, the half-beat note is quaver.

Hand gestures

Signals made with the hands in order to direct performers to interpret the musical elements.

Harmony

The simultaneous sounding of notes that is agreeable and significant.

Higher than

Refers to pitch - one note is 'higher than the other'.

Home note

Or Tonic - refers to the Key of a piece of music (see key).