Transcript Song Notation: Erie Canal

Erie Canal
In the song “Erie Canal” you will find both slurs
and ties.
Look for the following symbol in the score as you
listen to the music.
What does this symbol tell you to do?
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Erie Canal
A slur tells the singer to connect the vowel sound
of a syllable through the different pitches sung.
A tie extends the length of the note and creates
a longer duration.
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Equivalent Rhythms
A tie connects pitches and rhythms together to
create longer sounds. Notes are tied together.
Rhythm patterns that include ties create different
note values.
This pattern:
Can also be written like this:
two tied eighth notes = one quarter note
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Equivalent Rhythms
Rhythms can be written in many different ways, yet
sound the same. Identify the tie placement below.
Using rhythm syllables, read, clap, and speak each
pattern below.
Clap and speak this
basic pattern.
The tie connects two
sounds to make one.
This pattern is the same
as the rhythm above.
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Equivalent Rhythms
Using rhythm syllables, read, clap, and speak each
pattern below. Identify the tie placement.
Clap and speak this pattern.
This time, the tie falls between
beats. This tie creates a
syncopated pattern.
This syncopated pattern is the
same as the rhythm above.
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Equivalent Rhythms
The following two syncopated patterns are
equivalent. They look different but sound the same.
Read, clap, and speak these patterns.
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While clapping a steady beat, speak the rhythm
pattern using rhythm syllables.
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Equivalent Rhythms
and Syncopation
Each pair of rhythm
patterns in the green
brackets is equivalent.
Read, clap, and speak
these patterns.
Identify which pattern is
syncopated.
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Equivalent Rhythms
and Syncopation
Syncopated rhythms begin on the offbeat and are
tied, or carried over, into another beat.
Off the beat
Identify the number of tied syncopated patterns in
the song “Erie Canal.”
Sing “Erie Canal” and raise your hand each time you
sing a syncopated rhythm.
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