2. Elementary Harmony What are the three elements of music? By Ann Kim

3. The three elements of music MelodyRhythmHarmony

4. Let us assume that you have just heard a single musical sound… Melody : how high or low is the sound? Rhythm : how long is the sound held? Harmony : what is the distance between pitches?

5. Melody Melodies consist of a linear succession of sounds (pitches) and silences moving through time.

6. Rhythm Rhythm refers to all the duration of the sounds and silences in the musical flow.

7. Harmony Harmony results when two or more pitches are sounded simultaneously.

8. The Staff * The staff is composed of five lines and four spaces. 5 3 1 2 4 3 2 4 1

9. Pit ches on the Staff Treble or G clef E F G A B C D E F

10. Pitches on the Staff Bass or F clef c D E F G A B A G

11. Accidentals Sharp. Raises the pitch of a tone one half step. Flat Lowers the pitch of a tone one half step.

12. Location of on the keyboard You can find any C on the keyboard by finding the white key immediately to the Left of any group of two black keys. two

13. Names of the Keys DEDFGABBAGFE

14. Notes & Keys DE D FGABBAGFE

15. Half Steps and Whole Steps half step 1/2 half step 1/2 D c EGAEFCB

16. Notes and Rests Whole Note 1 Whole Rest Half Note 1/2 Half Rest Quarter Note 1/4 Quarter Rest Eight Note 1/8 Eight Rest Sixteenth Note 1/16 Sixteenth Rest

17. Time Signature, Measure, and Bar Lines time signature bar line 3 4 measure double bar line

18. Introduction to Chords * A chord is a combination of three or more notes. * This type of chord is called the triad. root third fifth

19. Perfect and Major Intervals M2M3P4P5M6M7P8

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21. Credits musictheory.net Elementary Harmony by Robert W. Ottman Clip Gallery Power Point