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Feb 23, 2016
Quia Help
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• Treble Clef Notes• Bass Clef Notes• Grand Staff Notes• Flat Key Signatures• Sharp Key Signatures
• Rhythms in 4/4 Time• Rhythms in 6/8 Time• Dynamics• Navigating Music• Musical Terms
Treble Clef Notes
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Bass Clef Notes
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Flat Key Signatures • How to find Do (Major)• How to find La (Minor)• 0 Flats• 1 Flat• 2 Flats• 3 Flats• 4 Flats• 5 Flats• 6 Flats• 7 Flats Table of Contents
How to find the Major Key
– Write down which flats have been used.– Find the last flat.– Go back one flat and circle it.– The 2nd to last flat = Do
• OR– Last flat = Fa– Count down to Do from Fa
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How to find the Minor Key
– Find Do– Count down to La– La = Minor key
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0 Flats
• Flats used: None• Major: C Minor: a
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1 Flat
• Flats used: Bb
• Major: F Minor: dTable of Contents
2 Flats
• Flats used: Bb, Eb
• Major: Bb Minor: gTable of Contents
3 Flats
• Flats used: Bb, Eb, Ab
• Major: Eb Minor: cTable of Contents
4 Flats
• Flats used: Bb, Eb, Ab, Db
• Major: Ab Minor: fTable of Contents
5 Flats
• Flats used: Bb, Eb, Ab, Db, Gb
• Major: Db Minor: bb
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6 Flats
• Flats used: Bb, Eb, Ab, Db, Gb, Cb
• Major: Gb Minor: eb
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7 Flats
• Flats used: Bb, Eb, Ab, Db, Gb, Cb, Fb
• Major: Cb Minor: ab
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Sharp Key Signatures • How to find Do (Major)• How to find La (Minor)• 0 Sharps• 1 Sharp• 2 Sharps• 3 Sharps• 4 Sharps• 5 Sharps• 6 Sharps• 7 Sharps
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How to Find the Key– Write down which sharps have been used.– Find the last sharp.– Go to the next letter in alphabet.– The next letter = Key– Check to see if the letter has been used. If yes,
add a #. If no, then you’re done.OR
– Last # = Ti– Go to the next letter name!
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0 Sharps
• Sharps used: None• Major: C Minor: a
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1 Sharp
• Sharps used: F#• Major: G Minor: e
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2 Sharps
• Sharps used: F#, C#• Major: D Minor: b
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3 Sharps
• Sharps used: F#, C#, G#• Major: A Minor: f#
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4 Sharps
• Sharps used: F#, C#, G#, D#• Major: E Minor: c#
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5 Sharps
• Sharps used: F#, C#, G#, D#, A#• Major: B Minor: g#
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6 Sharps
• Sharps used: F#, C#, G#, D#, A#, E#• Major: F# Minor: d#
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7 Sharps
• Sharps used: F#, C#, G#, D#, A#, E#, B#• Major: C# Minor: a#
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Rhythms in 4/4 Time
• Note and Rest Values• Quarter Notes/Rests• Eighth Notes/Rests• Half Notes/Rests• Whole Notes/Rests• 16th Notes• Ties• Triplets• Dotted Quarter Notes• Dotted Half Notes Table of Contents
Note and Rest Values
Whole Note 4 Counts Whole Rest 4 Counts
Half Note 2 Counts Half Rest 2 Counts
Quarter Note 1 Count Quarter Rest 1 Count
Eighth Note ½ Count Eighth Rest ½ Count
1/16th Note ¼ Count 1/16th Rest ¼ Count
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CountingQuarter Notes/Rests
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 (1) (2) (3) (4) (1) (2) (3) (4)
Rests will always be in parenthesis. (1)
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Eighth Notes/Rests
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 (+) 2 (+) 3 (+)4 (+) (1) + (2) + (3) + (4) +
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Half Notes/Rests
1_2 3_4 1 2_3 4 (1_2) (3_4) (1) (2_3) (4)
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1_2_3_4 (1_2_3_4)
Whole Notes/Rests
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1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
Sixteenth Notes
1 e + 2 e + 3 e + 4 e + 1 + a 2 + a 3 + a 4 + a
1 a 2 a 3 a 4 a 1 e 2 e 3 e 4 e 1 e a 2 e a 3 e a 4 e a
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Tie• A tie adds an underscore between the two tied notes.
1_2_3 4_1 2 +_3 4
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1 la li 2 la li 3 la li 4 la li 1 la li 3 la li
Triplets
1 la li 2 la li 4 la li
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Dotted Quarter Notes
1_+_2 + 3_+_4 + 1 2_+_3 + 4 1_2_3 4
1 +_2_+ 3 +_4_+ 1 2 +_3_+ 4
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Dotted Half Notes
1 2_3_4 1_2_3 4
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Rhythms 6/8 Time
• Notes/Rests Values• Eighth Notes/Rests• Dotted Quarter Notes• Quarter Notes/Rests
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Note and Rest Values
Dotted Half Note
6 Counts Dotted Half Rest
6 Counts
Quarter Note 3 Counts Dotted Quarter Rest
1 Count
Eighth Note ½ Count Eighth Rest ½ Count
1/16th Note ¼ Count 1/16th Rest ¼ Count
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Eighth Notes/Rests
1 2 3 4 5 6 (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6)
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Dotted Quarter Notes
1_2_3 4_5_6 (1_2_3) (4_5_6)
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CountingQuarter Notes/Rests
1_2 3_4 5_6 (1_2) (3_4) (5_6)
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Half Notes
1 2_3 1_2 3
Dotted Half Notes/Rests
1_2_3_4_5_6 (1_2_3_4_5_6)
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Dynamics
Dynamics tell you how strong or soft to perform the music.
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Types of Piano
• Piano (Italian)– Soft (English)– Symbol - p
• Mezzo Piano (Italian)– Medium Soft (English)– Symbol - mp
• Pianissimo (Italian)– Very Soft (English)– Symbol – pp
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Types of Forte
• Forte (Italian)– Strong/Loud (English)– Symbol - f
• Mezzo Forte (Italian)– Medium Strong/Loud (English)– Symbol - mf
• Fortissimo (Italian)– Very Strong/Loud (English)– Symbol - ff
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Other Dynamics
• Crescendo (Italian)– Gradually get stronger/louder (English)– Symbol -
• Decrescendo (Italian)– Gradually get softer (English)– Symbol -
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Order of Dynamics
pp p mp mf f ff f mf mp p ppCrescendo Decrescendo
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Navigating Music
How to navigate music like a pro.
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Vocabulary
• Repeat Sign – repeat music in between the sign
• Capo – means head, but you go to the beginning of the song.
• Segno – means sign, but you go to the sign.• Coda – means tail, but it is the end of the
song.
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D.C. al Coda
• When you see D.C. al Coda go back to the beginning of the song.
• When you get to the coda sign, jump to the coda sign at the end of the song.
Start D.C. al Coda Beginning end
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D.S. al Coda
• When you see D.S. al Coda go back to the sign.• When you get to the coda sign, jump to the
coda sign at the end of the song.
• Start D.S. al Coda
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Vocab Help
• A-C• D• E-L• M-R• S-Z
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Vocab Help A-C
• Accent – sing the note so that it sticks out• Augmented Triad – Do Mi Si• Bar Line – divides two measures• Bass Clef – lower notes• Beat – the steady pulse in music• Coda – means tail or the end of the song• Counting – how we measure the beat in music
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Vocab Help D
• Da Capo – D.C. means the head or beginning of the song
• Del Segno – D.S. means the sign.• D.C. al Coda – go back to the beginning and sing
until the coda• Diminished Triad – La Do Me• Dot – adds half the value of the note.• Double Bar Line – end the song• D.S. al Coda – go back to the sign and sing until
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Vocab Help E-M• Flat – lowers a note by a half step• Grand Staff – when the treble clef and bass clef are
seen together.• Harmony – when you sing two different things at the
same time• Key Signature – tells us which notes are sharped or
flatted in the song.• Legato – means to sing smooth and connected• Major Scale – using all notes from Do to Do• Major Triad – Do Mi Sol• Measure – the notes between two bar lines• Minor Triad – La Do Mi Table of Contents
Vocab Help M-R
• Major Scale – using all notes from Do to Do• Major Triad – Do Mi Sol• Measure – the notes between two bar lines• Minor Triad – La Do Mi• Natural – unflats or unsharps a note• Pick up – start the few notes before the measure• Pitch – how high or low a note sounds• Repeat Sign – tells you to perform the previous
music a second time.• Rhythm – pattern of long and short sound and
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Vocab Help S-Z• Sharp – makes a note a half step higher.• Slur – means to sing the notes legato• Staff – the 5 lines and 4 spaces we use to determine pitch.• Staccato – sing the notes short and separated• Tempo – how fast or slow the beat is• Tie – when two notes are sung together without any
break • Time Signature – tells how many counts per measure and
what note equals one count• Treble Clef – higher notes• Triplet – squeezing 3 notes in the space of 2• Unison – when everyone is singing the same thing at the
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