Quia Tier 3

Quarter 1

Week 1

Pitch

Definition: How high or low a note sounds

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.

Bar LineDefinition: A vertical line that is used

to separate music into measures

Double Bar LineDefinition: Two straight lines used to

mark the end of a piece of music

MeasureDefinition: area between bar lines that contains notes and

rhythms

Music StaffA music staff has FIVE lines and FOUR spaces

A music staff is what the notes go on

Treble ClefThis is a TREBLE CLEF.

The treble clef indicates notes in a higher range.

Note DurationsNote Name: Whole Note Note Duration: 4 Counts

Note Name: Half NoteNote Duration: 2 Counts

Note Durations

Note Name: Eighth Note (Flagged)Note Duration: 1/2 count

Note Name: Quarter NoteNote Duration: 1 Count

Note Durations

Note Name: Dotted Half NoteNote Duration: 3 Counts

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

Music AlphabetA

BC

DEFG

The Music Alphabet consists of seven notes. Once you get to G you go back to A and repeat again.

Note Names

D E F G A

Middle C

B C D E F

Note Names

Bottom Space: F

2nd Space: A

3rd Space: C

Top Space: EF

AC

EWhat do the letters of the spaces spell?

Note Names

2nd Line: G

Top Line: F

3rd Line: B

4th Line: D

Bottom Line: E

E

G

B

DF What is a

saying we can use to remember the lines?

Treble Clef Note Names

ACED BADGE

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Time Signatures

Definition: Time signatures tell us how many beats per measure and

what note gets the beat.

Top Number = How Many Beats per Measure

Time Signatures

Top Number = 4 =

Top Number = 3 =

Top Number = 95 =

4 Beats Per Measure

3 Beats Per Measure

95 Beats Per Measure

Time SignaturesBottom Number = What note gets the beat

__4__4

__6__8

__2__2

Quarter Note Eighth Note Half Note

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

4/4 time signature does

Time Signatures

Time Signatures= 4 Beats Per Measure

= Quarter Note gets the Beat

= 3 Beats Per Measure

= Quarter Note gets the Beat

Time Signatures= 6 Beats Per Measure

= Eighth Note gets the Beat

= 9 Beats Per Measure

= Eighth Note gets the Beat

Rhythm

Definition: The patterns of long and short sounds

and silence in music.

Rhythm Examples

1 2 + 3 + 4

Rhythm Examples

1_2_3 4 1_2_3_4

Rests

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

occurs

Rest Types

Rest Name: Half Rest Rest Duration: 2 counts

Rest Name: Whole Rest Rest Duration: 4 counts

Rest Types

Rest Name: Eighth RestRest Duration: 1/2 count

Rest Name: Quarter RestRest Duration: 1 count

Rhythm and RestsRemember to check your time signatures!

1 + 2 (3) + 4 (1) 2_3_4

Parentheses go around rest counts to indicate silence

1_2_3 4 + (1_2_3_4)

Rhythm and Rests

1 + (2_3) 4 + 1_2_3 (4) +

Solfege

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

scale

Solfege

DORE

MIFA

SOLLA

TIDO

Solfege

DO RE MI FA SOL LA TI DO

Solfege

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

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

Major Scale

Definition: A series of notes based on musical steps

Solfege for a Major Scale

DOTI LA SOLFAMIREDO

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Bass ClefThis is a BASS CLEF.

The bass clef is used to indicate notes in a lower range.

**Practice drawing bass clefs**

Bass Clef Note Names

G A B C D E F G A B C

Bass Clef Note Names

Bottom Space: A

2nd Space: C

3rd Space: E

Top Space: G

What is a saying we can use to remember

the spaces?A

C

E

G

Bass Clef Note NamesBottom Line: G

2nd Line: B

3rd Line: D

4th Line: F

Top Line: A

What is a saying we can use to remember the lines?

G

B

D

F

A

Bass Clef Note Names

DEAF CAFE

Piano – White Keys

C D E F G A B

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

Piano – White Keys1. Find a set of two black keys

2. Go to the note directly to the left of the black keys.

Piano – White Keys

THIS IS C!

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

Piano – White Keys1. Find a set of THREE black keys

2. Go to the note directly to the left of the black keys.

Piano – White Keys

THIS IS F!

Piano – White Keys

G

B

D

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Dynamics

Definition: How loud or soft you sing

English Word

Very Very Loud/StrongVery Loud/StrongLoud/StrongMedium Loud/StrongMedium Soft

Italian Word

FortississimoFortissimoForteMezzo ForteMezzo Piano

Dynamics

English Word

SoftVery SoftVery Very SoftGradually get louderGradually get softer

Italian Word

PianoPianissimoPianississimoCrescendoDecrescendo

Dynamics

English Word

Very Very Loud/StrongVery Loud/StrongLoud/StrongMedium Loud/StrongMedium Soft

Symbol

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mfmp

Dynamics

English Word

SoftVery SoftVery Very SoftGradually get louderGradually get softer

Symbol

ppp

ppp<>

Dynamics

A flat changes a note by making it a 1/2 step…

LOWER

Piano – Flat Keys

Flats only happen when we are descending (going

down the scale)

Piano – Flat Keys

Piano – Flat Keys

BbAbGbEbDb

C D E F G A B

Piano – Flat Keys

Gb

Db

Bb

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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

UnisonDefinition: When everyone is singing

the same thing at the same time

HarmonyDefinition: When different voice parts are singing different rhythms or notes

at the same time

Dotted Quarter NoteAdding 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

1_+_2 + 3_+_4 + 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

Rhythm Counting

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

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A sharp changes a note by making it a 1/2 step…

HIGHER

Piano – Sharp Keys

Sharps only happen when we are ascending (going

up the scale)

Piano – Sharp Keys

Piano – Sharp Keys

A#G#F#D#C#

C D E F G A B

Piano – Sharp Keys

F#

C#

A#

Grand Staff

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

Grand StaffWhen 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?

Grand Staff

BEEF ACED