Music Notation: Day 1 Note and Rest Values

Agenda Things to Get: Things to Do: Handouts from the table Opener: Music Notation Pretest Class work: Music Notation History The beginning of music notation Video Slip: The Sound of Music Music Notation: Note Values Rest Values Time Signatures Exit Slip: Write your own music

Opener Music Notation Pre-test What do you already know about music notation?

Preview As you watch the following clip, answer the questions provided on your answer sheet to understand “Do, Re, Mi’s” importance to singing on pitch.

The Guido Hand Method Answer the following questions as you read the article on the paper provided on your own paper: 1) Why is Guido an important person in the history of music? 2) What are his two most important musical innovations? 3) Define “Do, Re, Mi.”  4) Where did Guido get the terms above? 5) What modifications or changes have been made to “Do, Re, Mi” since Guido created it? 6) Describe the Guidonian Hand Method. A) Why was it needed? B) How did it work? http://www.patriciagray.net/Musichtmls/Flash/guido.html

The Guidonian Hand in the Middle Ages in the New World Answer the following questions on your own paper: 1) What was Guido’s main occupation? 2) Was he good at it? How do you know? 3) What were THREE innovations that Guido brought to music notation? 4) Where did “do, re, mi” originally come from? 5) What was the Guidonian Hand method? Use class discussion to help you answer this question. Answers Teacher Yes, the bishop of Arezzo claimed that “even boys of (Guido’s) church should surpass in the practice of music the fully trained veterans of all other places.” 3) a) a line staff for writing music b) “do, re, me” for teaching pitch c) “the Guidonian Hand” 4) “Ut, Re, mi” from the first syllables of a hymn to St. John 5) A system of keeping a choir together. Guido would point to a knuckle or a finger tip and the choir would know what to sing. http://www.patriciagray.net/Musichtmls/Flash/guido.html

Music Notation - How to Read Music Clefs: symbol used to indicate the pitch of written notes.

Whole Half Quarter Eighth Sixteenth 4 counts 2 counts 1 count ½ count Note Name Whole Half Quarter Eighth Sixteenth Note Image Note Value 4 counts 2 counts 1 count ½ count ¼ count

Note Values

Note Values

Note Values

Note Values

Note Values

Rest Value 4 counts 2 counts 1 count ½ count ¼ count A HOLE A HAT

Rest Values A HOLE

Rest Values A HOLE A HAT

Rest Values A HOLE A HAT

Rest Values A HOLE A HAT

Rest Values A HOLE A HAT

Time Signatures Notational convention used to specify how many beats are in each measure Complete the Time Signatures handout in your packet

Time Signatures Notational convention used to specify how many beats are in each measure.

Time Signatures -Located on the staff to the right of the clef sign. -The top number tells how many beats are in each measure. (In this case every measure adds up to four counts.) The bottom number tells what kind of note equals one beat. (In this case a quarter note equals one beat)

Time Signature Practice *Identify each type of note and how much it is worth. 1 1 ? ? ? ? 2 ? ?

Time Signatures -The bottom number tells what kind of note equals one beat. -(In this case a quarter note equals one beat) How many quarter notes fit into a 4/4 measure? How many half notes fit into a 4/4 measure? How many whole notes fit into a 4/4 measure? How many Sixteenth notes fit into a 4/4 measure?

Time Signature Variations How many quarter notes could fit into a 3/4 measure? How many half notes could fit into a 2/4 measure? How many whole notes could fit into a 2/4 measure? How many eighth notes could fit into a 6/8 measure?

Dotted Notes A dotted note is worth +½ of its value. If a quarter note is worth one count, then a dotted quarter note is worth one and a half counts. If a half note is worth two counts then a dotted half note is worth how much? DRAW NOW. If an eighth note is worth ½ of a count then how much is a dotted eighth note worth? DRAW NOW.

In 4/4 time think of the notes and rests as fractions. A whole note takes up the whole measure. A half note takes up half a measure. A quarter note takes up a quarter of a measure. An eighth note takes up an eighth of a measure. A sixteenth note takes up a sixteenth of a measure.

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Music Notation On the staff provided, select two time signatures per line (ie., 2/4, 4/4). On the staff lines, you must create 5 measures per line. In these lines of music, you must use all of the notes and rests you “learned” today.

Exit Slip Complete the handout entitled “Music Elements Opener” using the half sheet provided. Directions: Bubble in the correct answer for the multiple choice. Correct 2 and 3 Options should only be “A, B, C, D” Draw your measure lines, where appropriate, on the lines provided