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Pitch

Definition: How high or low a note sounds

Beat

Definition: The steady pulse in music

Beat Vs. Count

BEAT is the steady pulse in the music and COUNT is how we

measure the beat in the music.

Music StaffA music staff has FIVE lines and FOUR spaces

A music staff is what the notes go on

Grand Staff

A GRAND STAFF is when the treble and bass clefs are joined together.

Grand StaffWhen the treble and bass clef are combined,

everything stays the same!

C D E F G A B C D E F G A B C

What words are spelled using notes on the Grand Staff?

Grand Staff

BEEF ACED B E E FBEEF A C E DACED

Bar LineDefinition: A vertical line that separates music into measures

MeasureDefinition:

area between bar lines

Double Bar LineDefinition: Two lines that mark the

end of a piece

Note Durations

Note Name: Eighth Note (Barred)Note Duration: 1/2 (+) 1/2 = 1

Note Name: Eighth Note (Flagged)Note Duration: 1/2 count

Note DurationsNote Name: Quarter NoteNote Duration: 1 Count

Note Name: Half NoteNote Duration: 2 Counts

Note DurationsNote Name: Dotted Half NoteNote Duration: 3 Counts

Note Name: Whole Note Note Duration: 4 Counts

Rest TypesRest Name: Eighth RestRest Duration: 1/2 count

Rest Name: Quarter RestRest Duration: 1 count

Rest TypesRest Name: Half Rest Rest Duration: 2 counts

Rest Name: Whole Rest Rest Duration: 4 counts

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Time Signatures

Definition: Two numbers that tell us how many beats per measure

and what note gets the beat.

Top Number = How Many Beats per Measure

Time Signatures

Top Number = 4 =

Top Number = 3 =

Top Number = 95 =

4 Beats Per Measure

3 Beats Per Measure

95 Beats Per Measure

Time SignaturesBottom Number = What note gets the beat

__1__4

__6__8

__2__2

Quarter Note Eighth Note Half Note

Common Time – Another way of writing

4/4, our most COMMON time signature

Time Signatures

Time Signatures= 4 Beats Per Measure

= Quarter Note gets the Beat

= 3 Beats Per Measure

= Quarter Note gets the Beat

Time Signatures= 6 Beats Per Measure

= Eighth Note gets the Beat

= 9 Beats Per Measure

= Eighth Note gets the Beat

Rhythm

Definition: The patterns of long and short sounds

and silence in music.

Dotted Quarter NoteAdding a DOT to a note:

A dot after a note takes half the note’s value and adds it to the original note,

making it that much longer.

Dotted Quarter Note

Note Name: Dotted Quarter Note

Note Duration: 1 ½ Counts

Rhythm Counting

1_+_2 + 3_+_4 + 1_2_3_4

When counting dotted quarter notes, you

connect all three counts with underscores

1 +_2_+ (3) + 4 (+)

It will look like a sandwich with either numbers or and signs

sandwiching something in the middle

Rhythm Counting

1 2 +_3_+ (4) (1_2) 3_+_4 +

Major Scale

Definition: A series of notes based on musical steps

Solfege

Definition: A series of syllables that match the notes of the scale

DORE

MIFA

SOLLA

TIDO

Solfege for a Major Scale

Solfege

DO RE MI FA SOL LA TI DO

Solfege

DO RE MI RE DO MI SOL LA SOL FA MI RE SOL DO

Solfege

DO MI SOL SOL MI DO TI LA SOL SOL LA TI DO

Solfege

RE RE DO RE MI FA SOL SOL FA MI RE DO SOL DO

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Dynamics

Definition: How loud or soft you sing

English Word

Very Very Loud/StrongVery Loud/StrongLoud/StrongMedium Loud/StrongMedium Soft

Italian Word

FortississimoFortissimoForteMezzo ForteMezzo Piano

Dynamics

English Word

SoftVery SoftVery Very SoftGradually get louderGradually get softer

Italian Word

PianoPianissimoPianississimoCrescendoDecrescendo

Dynamics

English Word

Very Very Loud/StrongVery Loud/StrongLoud/StrongMedium Loud/StrongMedium Soft

Symbol

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Dynamics

English Word

SoftVery SoftVery Very SoftGradually get louderGradually get softer

Symbol

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Dynamics

Piano – White Keys

C D E F G A B

To find C…

First you find a set of TWO black keys, the note to the left of the two

black keys is C.

Piano – White Keys

Piano – White Keys1. Find a set of two black keys

2. Go to the note directly to the left of the black keys.

Piano – White Keys

THIS IS C!

To find F…

First you find a set of THREE black keys, the note to the left of the

three black keys is F.

Piano – White Keys

Piano – White Keys1. Find a set of THREE black keys

2. Go to the note directly to the left of the black keys.

Piano – White Keys

THIS IS F!

Piano – White Keys

G

B

A flat changes a note by making it a 1/2 step…

LOWER

Piano – Flat Keys

Flats only happen when we are descending (going

down the scale)

Piano – Flat Keys

Piano – Flat Keys

BbAbGbEbDb

C D E F G A B

Piano – Flat Keys

Gb

Db

A sharp changes a note by making it a 1/2 step…

HIGHER

Piano – Sharp Keys

Sharps only happen when we are ascending (going

up the scale)

Piano – Sharp Keys

Piano – Sharp Keys

A#G#F#D#C#

C D E F G A B

Piano – Sharp Keys

F#

C#

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Sixteenth Notes

Note Name: SIXTEENTH NOTENote Duration:

¼ Count

Counting Sixteenth Notes

4 sixteenth notes = 1 beat

1 e + a=

Rhythm Counting

1 e + a 2 e + a (3_4) 1 e + a 2 + 3 e + a (4)

1 e + a 2_+_3 + (4) 1 e + a 2 +_3_+ (4)

TieDefinition of Tie:

Curved line that connects two notes of the same pitch to indicate that the note values should be combined to

create a new value.

1 + 1 = 2

Tie

1_2_3 + 1 + (2) + (3)

1 + 2 +_1 (2)

Tie

1_2 e + a 3 + (4) + 1 +_2_+ 3_4

Mixed MeterDefinition of Mixed Meter:

When two or more time signatures are used in one song.

Mixed Meter

1_2 1 2 1 2 +_3_+ 4 (1_2) 3_4

Mixed Meter

1_2 3 +_4_+ 1 2 + (3_4) 1 e + a 2_3 (1) 2 +_3 +

Mixed Meter

1_2_3 (4) (5)+ (1_2) 3_+_4 + 5+ 1_2_1 (2) 1 +_2_+

Mixed Meter

1 +_2_+ 1_+_2 + 1 e + a (2) 3 e + a (1) + 2_1_2

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Interval

Definition: The distance between two pitches

Interval

Note Names: G and A 1 and 2

Interval is: SECOND

Interval

What do you notice about the notes in

an interval of a second?

Interval

Note Names: G and B 1 and 3

Interval is: THIRD

Interval

What do you notice about the notes in

an interval of a third?

Intervals and SolfegeDO RE MI FA SOL LA TI DO

What solfege syllable is a second above DO? REWhat solfege syllable is a third above DO? MI

C D E F G A B C

What letter name is a second above C? DWhat letter name is a third above C? E

What solfege syllable is a fourth above DO? FA

What letter name is a fourth above C? F

OctaveDefinition: Two pitches of the same name,

but eight steps apart.

Octave

Octave

UnisonDefinition: When everyone is singing

the same thing at the same time

Example: The choir began the song singing in unison.

HarmonyDefinition: When different voice parts

are singing different pitches at the same time

Example: The song the director gave the choir required them to sing in harmony.

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Intervals on Grand Staff

What is the name of this interval?

UNISON

Intervals on Grand Staff

What is the name of this interval?

OCTAVE

Intervals on Grand Staff

What is the name of this interval?

THIRD

Intervals on Grand Staff

What is the name of this interval?

FOURTH

Stems on the Grand Staff

TREBLE CLEF:Stems pointing up = SopranosStems pointing down = Altos

BASS CLEF:Stems pointing up = TenorsStems pointing down = BassOnly one stem = Baritone

Interval Identification

TRUE OR FALSE: The baritones sing in octaves with the altos for the entire third measure.

Interval Identification

TRUE OR FALSE: The baritones sing in octaves with the altos for the entire third measure.

FALSE

Interval Identification

What is the interval being sung between the baritones and the sopranos & altos on the words "to where you"?

Interval Identification

What is the interval being sung between the baritones and the sopranos & altos on the words "to where you"?

THIRD

Interval Identification

In which measure do the altos and sopranos sing in seconds?

Interval Identification

In which measure do the altos and sopranos sing in seconds?

MEASURE 3