UFCEXR-20-1Multimedia Sound Production Music Notation: Notes and Time Signatures.

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Multimedia Sound Production

Music Notation: Notes and Time Signatures

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Agenda

Theory and Conventions Note Values, Graphical Form and Naming Conventions Bars and Notation Associated Note Rests Time Signatures and Tempo

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Theory and Conventions

Musical notes are written on a Stave A stave is divided into note groups called Bars A musical note has Pitch and Duration The duration of a note is indicated by its graphical form The duration of a note is measured in Beats The number of notes each bar will contain depends on the note

duration and the Time Signature A common time signature is four beats to a bar The notes and rests in each bar must add up to maintain

the correct number of beats in each bar for the given time signature

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Musical Note Duration and Graphical Form

Value in BeatsGraphical Form Classical NameAmerican Name

4 Whole Note Semibreve

2 Half Note Minim

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Musical Note Duration and Graphical Form

Value in BeatsGraphical Form Classical NameAmerican Name

1 Quarter Note Crotchet

The crochet or quarter note defines the basic pulse of the piece

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Musical Note Duration and Graphical Form

Graphical Form Classical NameAmerican Name

Sixteenth Note Semi Quaver

Eighth Note Quaver

Value in Beats

1/2

1/4

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Notes Written in Groups within a Bar

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Time Signatures

44

4/4 Time “Common Time”

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Time Signatures

24

2/4 Time ‘March’

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Time Signatures

34

3/4 Time ‘Waltz’

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Musical Rest Duration and Graphical Form

Note Rest

Crochet

Semibreve

Minim

Symbol’s position

on bar-line indicates

the type of rest

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Musical Rest Duration and Graphical Form

Note Rest

Semi Quaver

Quaver

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Semibreve and Minim Rests

Semibreve rest hangs from the fourth line

Minim rest sits on the third line

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Dotted Notes and Rests

A dotted note or rest indicates that the note or rest duration is increased by half of its value

Crochet = two quavers

Dotted crochet = three quavers

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RestsNotes

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RestsNotes

Quavers joined with single bar

Semiquavers joined with double bar

44

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RestsNotes

Complete the bars to maintain two - four time

24

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RestsNotes

34

Complete the bars to maintain three - four time

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Essential ReadingRead the following to support and extend your understanding:

Charlton: pages 134-195 Rhythm Further details on note values and graphical representation, tied notes and triplets