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Tier 4
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.
Music Staff
A music staff has FIVE lines and FOUR spaces
A music staff is what
the notes go on
Grand Staff
A GRAND STAFF is when the treble and
bass clefs are joined together.
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
Grand Staff
What words are spelled using notes on the
Grand Staff?
BE E F
BEEF
ACED
AC ED
Bar Line
Definition: A vertical line that
separates music into measures
Measure
Definition:
area between bar lines
Double Bar Line
Definition: Two lines that mark the
end of a piece
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
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
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Time Signatures
Definition: Two numbers that tell
us how many beats per measure
and what note gets the beat.
Time Signatures
Top Number = How Many Beats per Measure
Top Number = 4 =
4 Beats Per Measure
Top Number = 3 =
3 Beats Per Measure
Top Number = 95 = 95 Beats Per Measure
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
4/4, our most COMMON
time signature
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.
Dotted Quarter Note
Adding a DOT to a note:
A dot after a note takes half the note’s
value and adds it to the original note,
making it that much longer.
Dotted Quarter Note
Note Name: Dotted Quarter Note
Note Duration: 1 ½ Counts
Rhythm Counting
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
When counting dotted
quarter notes, you
connect all three counts
with underscores
1
(3) +
+_2_+
4
(+)
Rhythm Counting
1
2 +_3_+
(4)
(1_2)
3_+_4
+
Major Scale
Definition:
A series of notes based on
musical steps
Solfege
Definition: A series of syllables that
match the notes of the scale
Solfege for a Major Scale
DO
TI
LA
SOL
FA
MI
RE
DO
Solfege
DO
RE
MI
FA SOL
LA
TI
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
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Dynamics
Definition: How loud or
soft you sing
Dynamics
English Word
Italian Word
Very Very Loud/Strong
Very Loud/Strong
Loud/Strong
Medium Loud/Strong
Medium Soft
Fortississimo
Fortissimo
Forte
Mezzo Forte
Mezzo Piano
Dynamics
English Word
Italian Word
Soft
Very Soft
Very Very Soft
Gradually get louder
Gradually get softer
Piano
Pianissimo
Pianississimo
Crescendo
Decrescendo
Dynamics
English Word
Very Very Loud/Strong
Very Loud/Strong
Loud/Strong
Medium Loud/Strong
Medium Soft
Symbol
fff
ff
f
mf
mp
Dynamics
English Word
Soft
Very Soft
Very Very Soft
Gradually get louder
Gradually get softer
Symbol
p
pp
ppp
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Piano – White Keys
C
D
E
F
G
A
B
Piano – White Keys
To find C…
First you find a set of TWO black
keys, the note to the left of the two
black keys is C.
Piano – White Keys
1. Find a set of two 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…
First you find a set of THREE black
keys, the note to the left of the
three black keys is F.
Piano – White Keys
1. Find a set of THREE 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
Piano – Flat Keys
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
Db
C
Eb
D
Gb
E
F
Ab
G
Bb
A
B
Piano – Flat Keys
Gb
Db
Piano – Sharp Keys
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
C#
C
D#
D
F#
E
F
G#
G
A#
A
B
Piano – Sharp Keys
F#
C#
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Sixteenth Notes
Note Name:
SIXTEENTH NOTE
Note Duration:
¼ Count
Counting Sixteenth Notes
4 sixteenth notes = 1 beat
=
1e+a
Rhythm Counting
1 e + a 2 e + a (3_4) 1 e + a 2 + 3 e + a (4)
1 e + a 2_+_3 + (4)
1 e + a 2 +_3_+ (4)
Tie
Definition of Tie:
Curved line that connects two notes of
the same pitch to indicate that the
note values should be combined to
create a new value.
1 + 1
=2
Tie
1_2_3
+
1
+ (2) +
(3)
1
+
2
+_1
(2)
Tie
1_2
e + a
3 + (4) +
1 +_2_+ 3_4
Mixed Meter
Definition of Mixed Meter:
When two or more time
signatures are used in one song.
Mixed Meter
1_2
1
2
1 2 +_3_+ 4 (1_2)
3_4
Mixed Meter
1_2 3 +_4_+
1 2 + (3_4)
1 e + a 2_3 (1) 2 +_3 +
Mixed Meter
1_2_3 (4) (5)+ (1_2) 3_+_4 + 5+
1_2_1
(2)
1 +_2_+
Mixed Meter
1 +_2_+ 1_+_2 +
1 e + a (2) 3 e + a
(1) + 2_1_2
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Tier 4
Quarter 1
Week 5
Interval
Definition: The distance
between two pitches
Interval
Note Names: G
and
1
and
Interval is: SECOND
A
2
Interval
What do you notice
about the notes in
an interval of a
second?
Interval
Note Names: G
and
1
and
Interval is: THIRD
B
3
Interval
What do you notice
about the notes in
an interval of a
third?
Intervals and Solfege
DO RE
C
D
MI
E
FA
F
SOL
G
LA
A
What solfege syllable is a second above DO?
What solfege syllable is a third above DO?
What solfege syllable is a fourth above DO?
What letter name is a second above C?
What letter name is a third above C?
What letter name is a fourth above C?
TI DO
B C
RE
MI
FA
D
E
F
Octave
Definition: Two pitches of the same name,
but eight steps apart.
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 pitches at the
same time
Example: The song the director gave the choir
required them to sing in harmony.
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Tier 4
Quarter 1
Week 6
Intervals on Grand Staff
What is the name of
this interval?
UNISON
Intervals on Grand Staff
What is the name of
this interval?
OCTAVE
Intervals on Grand Staff
What is the name of
this interval?
THIRD
Intervals on Grand Staff
What is the name of
this interval?
FOURTH
Stems on the Grand Staff
TREBLE CLEF:
Stems pointing up = Sopranos
Stems pointing down = Altos
BASS CLEF:
Stems pointing up = Tenors
Stems pointing down = Bass
Only one stem = Baritone
Interval Identification
TRUE OR FALSE: The baritones sing in octaves with the
altos for the entire third measure.
Interval Identification
TRUE OR FALSE: The baritones sing in octaves with the
altos for the entire third measure.
FALSE
Interval Identification
What is the interval being sung between the baritones
and the sopranos & altos on the words "to where you"?
Interval Identification
What is the interval being sung between the baritones
and the sopranos & altos on the words "to where you"?
THIRD
Interval Identification
In which measure do the altos and sopranos sing in
seconds?
Interval Identification
In which measure do the altos and sopranos sing in
seconds?
MEASURE 3