Download 2 steady beats of sound - Elm Grove Middle School Band

What is Music?
• Music is Organized Sound
• Sound with a purpose or meaning
What is Sound?
• The Vibration of Air in a specific pattern
forming Sound Waves
Sound Waves
• Sound waves can be low and high.
• High and Low sound waves are called?
•PITCH
Note
• In music we use a note as a symbol to
represent high and low pitch.
Staff
• In order to see the note, we use a
music staff.
• A music staff has FIVE lines numbering
from bottom to top (low to high pitch)
Five Lines
5
4
3
2
1
Staff
• And it has four spaces numbering from
bottom to top (low to high pitch)
Four Spaces
4
3
2
1
Staff + Note
The Clef
A CLEF is used to determine the actual
pitch of a note on the staff.
Different CLEF’S are used to accommodate
the wide range of pitches performed by
voices and instruments.
Treble Clef
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The symbol above is called the TREBLE CLEF.
The Treble Clef is used for instruments who
play higher in pitch.
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Treble Clef
The instruments of the Treble clef:
Flute
Trumpet
Oboe
Clarinet
Saxophone
French Horn
Bass Clef
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The symbol above is called the BASS CLEF.
The BASS Clef is used for instruments who
play low pitches.
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Bass Clef
• The Instruments of the Bass Clef:
Euphonium
Bassoon
Trombone
Tuba
Musical Alphabet
• The Musical Alphabet assigns a letter name
to each line and space on the staff.
• The M.A. only uses 7 letters of the written
alphabet. The letters repeat in a sequence.
FGABCDE
Lower
PITCH
Higher
FGABCDE FGABCDE FGABCDE FGA
Musical Alphabet
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The Lines of the Treble Clef:
F
D
B
G
E
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Musical Alphabet
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The Spaces of the Treble Clef:
FACE
E
C
A
F
Musical Alphabet
• The Complete Treble Clef Staff
E
F
G
A
B
C
D
E
F
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The Lines of the Bass Clef:
A
F
D
B
G
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The Spaces of the Bass Clef:
G
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C
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Musical Alphabet
• The Complete Bass Clef Staff
G
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
A
Ledger Lines
• Ledger Lines are lines that extend the
staff above and below.
Ledger Lines
Steady Beat
• The Steady beat is the constant pulse
in a piece of music.
• The Steady beat can be grouped in
patterns. The most common grouping
is in 4.
Note Values
• A note can have different lengths of
sound.
• The sound duration depends on the
value of the note and the number of
steady beats it holds.
Note Values
The Whole Note:
4
steady beats of sound
Note Values
The Half Note:
2
steady beats of sound
Note Values
The Quarter Note:
1
steady beat of sound
Note Values
1 Whole Note
4 steady beats
2 Half Notes
4 Quarter Notes
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2 SB + 2SB
Equals 4SB
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1+1+1+1
Equals 4SB
Bar lines
• The staff is divided into equal parts by
Bar lines.
• A Double Bar tells you when to stop
the music.
Measure
• A Measure is the space between bar
lines.
• A Measure contains the steady beat.
Time Signature
• The Time Signature appears at the
beginning of the music after the clef
sign.
• The Time Signature has two numbers,
one above the other.
• The top number tells you how many
steady beats are in each measure.
• The bottom number tells you what
value note illustrates the steady beat.
Time Signature
• The most common time signature is 4
over 4. however there are many
different time signatures in music.
4
4
There are 4 steady beats
1 2 34
Each steady beat is
illustrated
by a quarter note
Time Signature
• The Steady beat quarter notes may be
arranged in different values.
Rests
• Music is not only made up of sounds,
but also musical silence called Rests.
• The duration of musical silence is
determined by the value of the REST.
Rests
The Whole Rest.
The Whole rest is equal to 4 steady
beats of musical silence.
Whole Rests
Rests
• The Half Rest:
• The Half Rest is equal to 2 steady
beats of musical silence.
Half Rests
Rests
• The Quarter Rest:
• The quarter rest is equal to 1 steady
beat of musical silence.
Quarter Rest
Dotted Notes
• When a DOT is placed next to a note, it
adds half of that notes value.