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2. Table of Contents Treble Clef Notes Bass Clef Notes Grand Staff Notes Flat Key Signatures Sharp Key Signatures Rhythms in 4/4 Time Rhythms in 6/8 Time Dynamics Navigating Music Musical Terms

3. Treble Clef Notes Table of Contents

4. Bass Clef Notes Table of Contents

5. Flat Key Signatures How to find Do (Major) How to find Do How to find La (Minor) How to find La 0 Flats 1 Flat 2 Flats 3 Flats 4 Flats 5 Flats 6 Flats 7 Flats Table of Contents

6. How to find the Major Key – Write down which flats have been used. – Find the last flat. – Go back one flat and circle it. – The 2 nd to last flat = Do OR – Last flat = Fa – Count down to Do from Fa Table of Contents

7. How to find the Minor Key – Find Do – Count down to La – La = Minor key Table of Contents

8. 0 Flats Flats used: None Major: CMinor: a Table of Contents

9. 1 Flat Flats used: B b Major: FMinor: d Table of Contents

10. 2 Flats Flats used: B b, E b Major: B b Minor: g Table of Contents

11. 3 Flats Flats used: B b, E b, A b Major: E b Minor: c Table of Contents

12. 4 Flats Flats used: B b, E b, A b, D b Major: A b Minor: f Table of Contents

13. 5 Flats Flats used: B b, E b, A b, D b, G b Major: D b Minor: b b Table of Contents

14. 6 Flats Flats used: B b, E b, A b, D b, G b, C b Major: G b Minor: e b Table of Contents

15. 7 Flats Flats used: B b, E b, A b, D b, G b, C b, F b Major: C b Minor: a b Table of Contents

16. Sharp Key Signatures How to find Do (Major) How to find Do (Major How to find La (Minor) 0 Sharps 1 Sharp 2 Sharps 3 Sharps 4 Sharps 5 Sharps 6 Sharps 7 Sharps Table of Contents

17. How to Find the Key – Write down which sharps have been used. – Find the last sharp. – Go to the next letter in alphabet. – The next letter = Key – Check to see if the letter has been used. If yes, add a #. If no, then you’re done. OR – Last # = Ti – Go to the next letter name! Table of Contents

18. 0 Sharps Sharps used: None Major: CMinor: a Table of Contents

19. 1 Sharp Sharps used: F# Major: GMinor: e Table of Contents

20. 2 Sharps Sharps used: F#, C# Major: DMinor: b Table of Contents

21. 3 Sharps Sharps used: F#, C#, G# Major: AMinor: f# Table of Contents

22. 4 Sharps Sharps used: F#, C#, G#, D# Major: EMinor: c# Table of Contents

23. 5 Sharps Sharps used: F#, C#, G#, D#, A# Major: BMinor: g# Table of Contents

24. 6 Sharps Sharps used: F#, C#, G#, D#, A#, E# Major: F#Minor: d# Table of Contents

25. 7 Sharps Sharps used: F#, C#, G#, D#, A#, E#, B# Major: C#Minor: a# Table of Contents

26. Rhythms in 4/4 Time Note and Rest Values Quarter Notes/Rests Eighth Notes/Rests Half Notes/Rests Whole Notes/Rests 16 th Notes 16 th Notes Ties Triplets Dotted Quarter Notes Dotted Half Notes Table of Contents

27. Note and Rest Values Whole Note4 CountsWhole Rest4 Counts Half Note2 CountsHalf Rest2 Counts Quarter Note1 CountQuarter Rest1 Count Eighth Note½ CountEighth Rest½ Count 1/16 th Note¼ Count1/16 th Rest¼ Count Table of Contents

28. Counting Quarter Notes/Rests 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 (1) (2) (3) (4) (1) (2) (3) (4) Rests will always be in parenthesis. (1) Table of Contents

29. Eighth Notes/Rests 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 (+) 2 (+) 3 (+)4 (+) (1) + (2) + (3) + (4) + Table of Contents

30. Half Notes/Rests 1_2 3_4 1 2_3 4 (1_2) (3_4) (1) (2_3) (4) Table of Contents

31. 1_2_3_4 (1_2_3_4) Whole Notes/Rests Table of Contents

32. 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a Sixteenth Notes 1 e + 2 e + 3 e + 4 e + 1 + a 2 + a 3 + a 4 + a 1 a 2 a 3 a 4 a 1 e 2 e 3 e 4 e 1 e a 2 e a 3 e a 4 e a Table of Contents

33. Tie A tie adds an underscore between the two tied notes. 1_2_3 4_1 2 +_3 4 Table of Contents

34. 1 la li 2 la li 3 la li 4 la li 1 la li 3 la li Triplets 1 la li 2 la li 4 la li Table of Contents

35. Dotted Quarter Notes 1_+_2 + 3_+_4 + 1 2_+_3 + 4 1_2_3 4 1 +_2_+ 3 +_4_+ 1 2 +_3_+ 4 Table of Contents

36. Dotted Half Notes 1 2_3_4 1_2_3 4 Table of Contents

37. Rhythms 6/8 Time Notes/Rests Values Eighth Notes/Rests Dotted Quarter Notes Quarter Notes/Rests Table of Contents

38. Note and Rest Values Dotted Half Note 6 CountsDotted Half Rest 6 Counts Quarter Note3 CountsDotted Quarter Rest 1 Count Eighth Note½ CountEighth Rest½ Count 1/16 th Note¼ Count1/16 th Rest¼ Count Table of Contents

39. Eighth Notes/Rests 1 2 3 4 5 6 (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) Table of Contents

40. Dotted Quarter Notes 1_2_3 4_5_6 (1_2_3) (4_5_6) Table of Contents

41. Counting Quarter Notes/Rests 1_2 3_4 5_6 (1_2) (3_4) (5_6) Table of Contents

42. Half Notes 1 2_3 1_2 3 Dotted Half Notes/Rests 1_2_3_4_5_6 (1_2_3_4_5_6) Table of Contents

43. Dynamics Dynamics tell you how strong or soft to perform the music. Table of Contents

44. Types of Piano Piano (Italian) – Soft (English) – Symbol - p Mezzo Piano (Italian) – Medium Soft (English) – Symbol - mp Pianissimo (Italian) – Very Soft (English) – Symbol – pp Table of Contents

45. Types of Forte Forte (Italian) – Strong/Loud (English) – Symbol - f Mezzo Forte (Italian) – Medium Strong/Loud (English) – Symbol - mf Fortissimo (Italian) – Very Strong/Loud (English) – Symbol - ff Table of Contents

46. Other Dynamics Crescendo (Italian) – Gradually get stronger/louder (English) – Symbol - Decrescendo (Italian) – Gradually get softer (English) – Symbol - Table of Contents

47. Order of Dynamics pp p mp mf f ff f mf mp p pp Crescendo Decrescendo Table of Contents

48. Navigating Music How to navigate music like a pro. Table of Contents

49. Vocabulary Repeat Sign – repeat music in between the sign Capo – means head, but you go to the beginning of the song. Segno – means sign, but you go to the sign. Coda – means tail, but it is the end of the song. Table of Contents

50. D.C. al Coda When you see D.C. al Coda go back to the beginning of the song. When you get to the coda sign, jump to the coda sign at the end of the song. StartD.C. al CodaBeginning end Table of Contents

51. D.S. al Coda When you see D.S. al Coda go back to the sign. When you get to the coda sign, jump to the coda sign at the end of the song. Start D.S. al Coda end Table of Contents

52. Vocab Help A-C D E-L M-R S-Z Table of Contents

53. Vocab Help A-C Accent – sing the note so that it sticks out Augmented Triad – Do Mi Si Bar Line – divides two measures Bass Clef – lower notes Beat – the steady pulse in music Coda – means tail or the end of the song Counting – how we measure the beat in music Table of Contents

54. Vocab Help D Da Capo – D.C. means the head or beginning of the song Del Segno – D.S. means the sign. D.C. al Coda – go back to the beginning and sing until the coda Diminished Triad – La Do Me Dot – adds half the value of the note. Double Bar Line – end the song D.S. al Coda – go back to the sign and sing until the coda Dynamics – how loud or soft you sing Table of Contents

55. Vocab Help E-M Flat – lowers a note by a half step Grand Staff – when the treble clef and bass clef are seen together. Harmony – when you sing two different things at the same time Key Signature – tells us which notes are sharped or flatted in the song. Legato – means to sing smooth and connected Major Scale – using all notes from Do to Do Major Triad – Do Mi Sol Measure – the notes between two bar lines Minor Triad – La Do Mi Table of Contents

56. Vocab Help M-R Major Scale – using all notes from Do to Do Major Triad – Do Mi Sol Measure – the notes between two bar lines Minor Triad – La Do Mi Natural – unflats or unsharps a note Pick up – start the few notes before the measure Pitch – how high or low a note sounds Repeat Sign – tells you to perform the previous music a second time. Rhythm – pattern of long and short sound and silence Table of Contents

57. Vocab Help S-Z Sharp – makes a note a half step higher. Slur – means to sing the notes legato Staff – the 5 lines and 4 spaces we use to determine pitch. Staccato – sing the notes short and separated Tempo – how fast or slow the beat is Tie – when two notes are sung together without any break Time Signature – tells how many counts per measure and what note equals one count Treble Clef – higher notes Triplet – squeezing 3 notes in the space of 2 Unison – when everyone is singing the same thing at the same time Table of Contents