Transcript The Language Of Music - Markham Woods Middle School Band

The Language Of Music
Music Theory
Part 2
Staff, Clefs, Time, Notation
By Mr. White
Dotted Notes
Adding a dot to a note increases the length of the note:
note value + ½ the value of the note = dotted note
Dotted Notes
Example
whole note value = 4
½ value = 2
4+2=6
Dotted Notes
Example
half note value = 2
½ value = 1
2+1=3
Dotted Notes
Example
quarter note value = 1
½ value = ½
1 + ½ = 1 ½ or 1.5
Time Signatures
Time Signatures
Fast
time
In 2 beats per measure
Grouping 3 beats into 1
Triplet
Putting 3 eighth notes into one beat
Leger Lines
Leger lines extend the music staff to extend the
range of notes to higher and lower possibilities
Leger Lines
Leger Lines
D C B A G
F E
D
Leger Lines
Leger Lines
G A B C D
E F
G
Tie
Two notes with the same letter name connected
by a curved line played as one continuous sound
Tie
Primarily used to create longer notes across a bar line
Tie
1 2 -1 2
Slur
Two or more notes with different letter names
connected by a curved line played as a connected
sound without stopping or resting between notes
Accidentals
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f : lowers notes by ½ tone
Sharp d : raises notes by ½ tone
Natural e : cancels a flat or sharp
Flat
Accidentals
B
f
B
f
B B B A
Accidentals
C
d
C
d
C C
C D
Natural ½ Steps
E - F
B - C
There are two occurrences where two natural
notes are ½ step apart in pitch or tone
Tetra Chord
1
1
½
A four (4) note scale developed by the early Greeks.
It uses the formula 1 – 1 – ½ ,
Whole step, whole step, half step
Tetra Chord
d
1
1
½
A four (4) note scale developed by the early Greeks.
It uses the formula 1 – 1 – ½ ,
Whole step, whole step, half step
Tetra Chord
Ef to F is 1 ½ steps
*Reminder: Natural ½ steps = E-F & B-C
Tetra Chord formula = 1 – 1 – ½
Tetra Chord
*Reminder: Natural ½ steps = E-F & B-C
Tetra Chord formula = 1 – 1 – ½
Tetra Chord
*Reminder: Natural ½ steps = E-F & B-C
Tetra Chord formula = 1 – 1 – ½
Tetra Chord
*Reminder: Natural ½ steps = E-F & B-C
Tetra Chord formula = 1 – 1 – ½
Major Scale
- 1 - 1 - ½ - (1) - 1 - 1 - ½ An eight (8) note scale created with
two (2) tetra chords connected with
a whole step: 1 – 1 – ½ (1) 1 – 1 – ½
Major Scale
f
- 1 - 1 - ½ - (1) - 1 - 1 - ½ An eight (8) note scale created with
two (2) tetra chords connected with
a whole step: 1 – 1 – ½ (1) 1 – 1 – ½
Key Signature
Placed after the clef and before the time
signature, the key signature indicates
notes in a song that are flat or sharp.