Music Review

Before we get started on the instrument we need to go over a few

things to know beforehand.

First….what is a beat?

Can you feel the beat?Listen to the following exercises.

Listen for a pulse or beat.Once you feel a beat then clap it.

How many lines to a staff?

Barline

Double Barlineor Final Bar

Measure

The space between 2 barlines; units of time.

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Repeat Sign

Note Values

• “Ta” Quarter Note 1 beat

This is how you clap and count

This is how it sounds on an instrument

Eighth Note =½ beat

“Ti-Ti” 2 Eighth Notes = 1 beat

How you clap and count

How it sounds on an instrument

“Ta-a-a-ah” Whole Note = 4 beats

“Ta-ah” Half Note = 2 beats

Clap & count

Instrument sounds

Make sure you don’t confuse the note name with the amount of beats the note receives.

For example a Quarter Note is NOT a quarter of a beat,

but 1 beat instead.

Think as it like slicing up a pie or fractions

1 whole note/pie 2 half notes = 1 pie 2 halves of pie

4 quarter notes = 1 pie1 beat is ¼ of the pie

8 eighth notes = 1 pie1 eighth note is 1/8 of the pie

Note Division Chart

This is another way of looking at how simple rhythms are broken down.

The Dot Counts!!!

If a note has a dot located to the right side of the note head, does it change the note value?

YES!!!

The dot will add half of the note value to the note it follows. For example:

+ . =

2 1 (because half of 2 is 1)

3 beats

= 6 beats

= 1 ½ beats

The Opposite of Sound is….? Silence or in music called RESTS!

Whole Note/Whole Rest4 beats of silence

Half Note/Half Rest2 beats of silence

Quarter Note/Quarter Rest1 beat of silence

Eighth Note/Eighth Rest½ beat of silence

Time Signatures

How many beats in a measure

What type of note gets the beat;Here the quarter note is getting the

beat.

Let’s look at the 3 time signatures you will use in your first year of band. We will use quarter notes to simplify.

What’s the Time?

• http://www.musictechteacher.com/music_quizzes/quiz_nuts_time_signs001.htm

NOTES!!!

What are the letters in the alphabet that we use in music?

A,B,C,D,E,F,GWhat happens after G? It loops back to A again

Treble Clef – Flutes, Oboe, Clarinets, Saxes, Trumpets, French Horn , and Mallets

Bass Clef – Trombones, Baritones

ClefsYou will get a clef depending on your instrument and it’s note range. The clef tells you where the note names are going to be located on the staff.

Notes on a staff – Treble Clef

Notes on the spaces

FA

CE

Notes on the lines E

GB

DF

Every Good Boy Deserves Fudge

Notes on a Staff – Bass Clef

Notes on the spaces

AC

EG

All Cows Eat Grass

Notes on the lines

GBDFA

Good Boys Deserve Fudge Always

How High or Low can You Go?

Can notes go above or below the staff? YES!!!

F

E

G

D

In order to extend the staff you need small horizontal lines called a? Ledger Lines

How High or Low can You Go?

Can notes go above or below the staff? YES!!!

AB

GF

In order to extend the staff you need small horizontal lines called ? Ledger Lines

WHAT TO DO FOR NEXT WEEK!

• Get forms turned in by next week the latest!• Get Band Binder, label dividers, decorate• Study the Musical Checklist Handout – There will be a

quiz coming soon!• Complete the Musical Story that will help you with

your note reading before you receive your instrument. It’s due next week!!!

• Next week we will review more specifics about instrument (i.e. posture, breathing, tonguing)

• Get your instrument next week in the evening: Tuesday, September 9-Thursday, September 11 (date depending which instrument you will be playing)