Quia Tier 3 Quarter 1 Week 1

Definition: How high or low a note sounds Pitch Definition: How high or low a note sounds

Definition: The steady pulse in music 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 Staff A music staff has FIVE lines and FOUR spaces A music staff is what the notes go on

Treble Clef This is a TREBLE CLEF. The treble clef indicates notes in a higher range.

Bar Line Definition: A vertical line that is used to separate music into measures

Definition: area between bar lines that contains notes and rhythms Measure Definition: area between bar lines that contains notes and rhythms

Double Bar Line Definition: Two straight lines used to mark the end of a piece of music

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

Note Durations Note Name: Quarter Note Note Duration: 1 Count Note Name: Half Note Note Duration: 2 Counts

Note Durations Note Name: Dotted Half Note Note Duration: 3 Counts Note Name: Whole Note Note Duration: 4 Counts

Music Alphabet A G B F C E D The Music Alphabet consists of seven notes. Once you get to G you go back to A and repeat again.

Note Names F E D C B A G F E D Middle C

Note Names What do the letters of the spaces spell? E C A F Top Space: E C 2nd Space: C A 3rd Space: A F Bottom Space: F

What is a saying we can use to remember the lines? Note Names What is a saying we can use to remember the lines? F Top Line: F D 2nd Line: D B 3rd Line: B G 4th Line: G E Bottom Line: E

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Time Signatures Definition: Time signatures tell us how many beats per measure and what note gets the beat.

Time Signatures Top Number = How Many Beats per Measure

Bottom Number = What note gets the beat Time Signatures Bottom Number = What note gets the beat __1__ 4 __6__ 8 __2__ 2 Quarter Note Eighth Note Half Note

Time Signatures Common Time – Another way of writing a 4/4 time signature. It means the SAME as a 4/4 time signature does

Time Signatures = 4 Beats Per Measure = Quarter Note gets the Beat

Time Signatures = 6 Beats Per Measure = Eighth Note gets the Beat

Rhythm Definition: The patterns of long and short sounds and silence in music.

STEP 1: HOW MANY BEATS PER MEASURE? Rhythm Examples STEP 1: HOW MANY BEATS PER MEASURE? 4

STEP 2: WHAT NOTE GETS THE BEAT? Rhythm Examples STEP 2: WHAT NOTE GETS THE BEAT? Quarter

STEP 3: ALWAYS START WITH 1. Rhythm Examples STEP 3: ALWAYS START WITH 1. 1

Rhythm Examples STEP 4: FILL IN THE REST OF THE COUNTS. A plus sign (+) will be used for the second half of the beat 1 2 + 3 + 4

Rhythm Examples For these rhythms, you must have four full counts in every example. An underscore (_) will be used when notes receive more than one count 1 + 2_3 4 +

A space will go between counts for new notes Rhythm Examples A space will go between counts for new notes 1_2_3 4 1_2_3_4 FIX

Rhythm Examples = 1 +_2 +

Rhythm Examples 1 + 2_3 1 + 2 +_3 + 1 2 +_3 + 4 + 1_2_3_4 1 + 2_3 1 + 2 +_3 + 1 2 +_3 + 4 + 1_2_3_4 1_2 3_4 1 +_2 + 3_4

Rhythm Fill in the Blank What notes will complete the following measures? Write in the note name Quarter Note Half Note

Solfege Definition: A series of syllables that correspond to the notes of the scale

Solfege DO TI LA SOL FA MI RE DO

Solfege DO TI LA SOL FA MI RE 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 DO SOL DO SOL MI RE DO MI FA SOL LA TI DO

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

Definition: A series of notes based on musical steps Major Scale Definition: A series of notes based on musical steps

Solfege for a Major Scale DO TI LA SOL FA MI RE DO

Rests Definition: A rest is a time in the music when no singing or playing occurs

Rest Types Rest Name: Eighth Rest Rest Duration: 1/2 count Rest Name: Quarter Rest Rest Duration: 1 count

Rest Types Rest Name: Half Rest Rest Duration: 2 counts Rest Name: Whole Rest Rest Duration: 4 counts

Remember to check your time signatures! Rhythm and Rests Remember to check your time signatures! Parentheses go around rest counts to indicate silence 1 + 2 (3) + 4 (1) 2_3_4 1_2_3 4 + (1_2_3_4)

Rhythm and Rests 1 + (2_3) 4 + 1_2_3 (4) +

Rhythm Fill in the Blank What rest would complete the following measures? Quarter Rest Half Rest

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Bass Clef This is a BASS CLEF. The bass clef is used to indicate notes in a lower range. **Practice drawing bass clefs**

Bass Clef Note Names C B A G F E D C B A G

What is a saying we can use to remember the spaces? Bass Clef Note Names What is a saying we can use to remember the spaces? G Top Space: G E 2nd Space: E C 3rd Space: C A Bottom Space: A

What is a saying we can use to remember the lines? Bass Clef Note Names A Top Line: A What is a saying we can use to remember the lines? F 2nd Line: F D 3rd Line: D B 4th Line: B G Bottom Line: G

Piano – White Keys C D E F G A B

Piano – White Keys To find C… Find a set of TWO black keys, the note directly to the left of the two black keys is C.

Piano – White Keys 1. Find a set of two black keys

2. Go to the note directly to the left of the black keys. Piano – White Keys 2. Go to the note directly to the left of the black keys. THIS IS C!

Piano – White Keys To find F… Find a set of THREE black keys, the note directly to the left of the three black keys is F.

Piano – White Keys 1. Find a set of THREE black keys

2. Go to the note directly to the left of the black keys. Piano – White Keys 2. Go to the note directly to the left of the black keys. THIS IS F!

Piano – White Keys G B D

Quia Tier 3 Quarter 1 Week 4

Definition: How loud or soft you sing Dynamics Definition: How loud or soft you sing

Dynamics Italian Word English Word Fortississimo Fortissimo Forte Mezzo Forte Mezzo Piano Very Very Loud/Strong Very Loud/Strong Loud/Strong Medium Loud/Strong Medium Soft

Dynamics English Word Italian Word Soft Very Soft Very Very Soft Gradually get louder Gradually get softer Piano Pianissimo Pianississimo Crescendo Decrescendo

Dynamics Symbol English Word fff ff f mf mp Very Very Loud/Strong Very Loud/Strong Loud/Strong Medium Loud/Strong Medium Soft fff ff f mf mp

Dynamics Symbol English Word Soft Very Soft Very Very Soft Gradually get louder Gradually get softer p pp ppp < >

A flat changes a note by making it a 1/2 step… Piano – Flat Keys A flat changes a note by making it a 1/2 step… LOWER

Flats only happen when we are descending (going down the scale) Piano – Flat Keys Flats only happen when we are descending (going down the scale)

Piano – Flat Keys Db Eb Gb Ab Bb C D E F G A B

Piano – Flat Keys Gb Db Bb

Quia Tier 3 Quarter 1 Week 5

Definition: The distance between two pitches Interval Definition: The distance between two pitches

Octave Definition: Two pitches of the same name where one is sounding eight tones higher than the other.

Octave

Octave

Octave

Unison Definition: When everyone is singing the same thing at the same time Example: The choir began the song singing in unison.

Harmony Definition: When different voice parts are singing different rhythms or notes at the same time Example: The song the director gave the ensemble required the choir to sing in harmony.

Dotted Quarter Note Adding a DOT to a note: A dot after a note takes half the note value and adds it to the original note, creating a new note.

Dotted Quarter Note Note Name: Dotted Quarter Note Note Duration: 1 ½ Counts

Rhythm Counting When counting dotted quarter notes, you connect all three counts with underscores 1_+_2 + 3_+_4 + 1_2_3_4 It will look like a sandwich with either numbers or and signs sandwiching something in the middle 1 +_2_+ (3) + 4 (+)

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

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A sharp changes a note by making it a 1/2 step… Piano – Sharp Keys A sharp changes a note by making it a 1/2 step… HIGHER

Sharps only happen when we are ascending (going up the scale) Piano – Sharp Keys Sharps only happen when we are ascending (going up the scale)

Piano – Sharp Keys C# D# F# G# A# C D E F G A B

Piano – Sharp Keys F# C# A#

A GRANDSTAFF is when the treble and bass clefs are seen together.

When the treble and bass clef are combined, everything stays the same! Grand Staff When 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? BEEF ACED