2. 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?

4. Can you feel the beat? Listen to the following exercises. Listen for a pulse or beat. Once you feel a beat then clap it.

5. How many lines to a staff? Barline Double Barline or Final Bar Measure The space between 2 barlines; units of time... Repeat Sign

6. Note Values “Ta”Quarter Note1 beat This is how you clap and count This is how it sounds on an instrument

7. Eighth Note = ½ beat “Ti-Ti” 2 Eighth Notes = 1 beat How you clap and count How it sounds on an instrument

8. “Ta-a-a-ah”Whole Note = 4 beats “Ta-ah”Half Note =2 beats Clap & count Instrument sounds

9. 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/pie2 half notes = 1 pie 2 halves of pie 4 quarter notes = 1 pie 1 beat is ¼ of the pie 8 eighth notes = 1 pie 1 eighth note is 1/8 of the pie

10. Note Division Chart This is another way of looking at how simple rhythms are broken down.

11. 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

12. The Opposite of Sound is….? Silence or in music called RESTS! Whole Note/Whole Rest 4 beats of silence Half Note/Half Rest 2 beats of silence Quarter Note/Quarter Rest 1 beat of silence Eighth Note/Eighth Rest ½ beat of silence

13. 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.

14. What’s the Time? http://www.musictechteacher.com/music _quizzes/quiz_nuts_time_signs001.htm http://www.musictechteacher.com/music _quizzes/quiz_nuts_time_signs001.htm

15. NOTES!!! What are the letters in the alphabet that we use in music? A,B,C,D,E,F,G What happens after G? It loops back to A again Treble Clef – Flutes, Oboe, Clarinets, Saxes, Trumpets, French Horn, and Mallets Bass Clef – Trombones, Baritones Clefs You 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.

16. Notes on a staff – Treble Clef Notes on the spaces F A C E Notes on the lines E G B D F Every Good Boy Deserves Fudge

17. Notes on a Staff – Bass Clef Notes on the spaces A C E G All Cows Eat Grass Notes on the lines G B D F A Good Boys Deserve Fudge Always

18. 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

19. How High or Low can You Go? Can notes go above or below the staff? YES!!! A B G F In order to extend the staff you need small horizontal lines called ? Ledger Lines

20. 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 8-Thursday, September 10 (date depending which instrument you will be playing)