Transcript Welcome to Kingsford Academy

Department of Music
Instructor
Mr. Stiefelman
A Brief Introduction
 Mr. S has been in game for a little over a year and a half
 I have been a disc jockey for most of my time in
Second Life
 I enjoy Music theory and Appreciation
 As a DJ I play mainly rock, some R&B and Hiphop
Questions?
This weeks Lesson- The Music Scale
The Scales
 Lets Discuss the notes you find on Sheet Music
The Clef
 The treble clef - The treble clef is used for most
musical voices including soprano, mezzo-soprano,
alto, and tenor. It is also used for the higher pitched
instruments such as the alto clarinet, the B-Flat
clarinet, the flute, oboe, violin and trumpet. The treble
clef can be memorized by the following acronyms.
 Lines - Every Good Boy Deserves Fudge
Spaces - F A C E
The Bass Clef
 The bass clef - The bass clef is used for the bass and
baritone voices and lower instruments such as the
tuba, trombone, and sousaphone. The bass clef was
created because the notes for these lower instruments
would be so low beneath the Treble Clef staff it would
be very hard to write music that was easy for players to
read.
 The bass clef notes can be memorized by:
 Lines -Good Boys Do Fine Always
 Lines -Good Boys Do Fine Always
What Else you will see on Sheet Music
 The key signature: Some notes are flat, some are natural, and
some are sharp. Which notes are sharp, flat, or natural will be
marked either next to individual notes if they are played as such
one or two times through a piece or in something called the key
signature if they are played as such throughout the entire piece.
 The time signature: Near the beginning of the staff, there is a
symbol marking, or a fraction. This tells how many notes per
measure will be played. The staff is split up into measures. Each
measure is separated by a vertical line. The standard key
signature is 4/4 time. It is usually denoted by a large black C
 Other common time signatures are 2/2 time (cut time), 2/4 time,
3/4 time, and 6/8 time. The time signature is written after the
key signature, but before any notes on the staff
Ok, now we have some basics
 Every Piece of music in the world is based off what we
just talked about.
 Questions
So, This is your Music Class
 So Tell me what you want to learn about.
 Some topics include:
 Music appreciation ( Music through the Ages)
 Advanced Music Theory
 Musical Instuments
 And so much More
Homework Due Next Monday
 First of all you will learn one thing about me. I hate
homework myself, but I want you to graduate and be
successful, so I will be giving homework weekly, if it is
not turned in at beginning of class, I will have to make
arrangements for you to make it up.
 This weeks homework, Write me a short essay on what
you learned tonight and how it is used in the musical
world.
See you Next Week!!
 Thanks for coming in, If you take a few moments to
look around you, you will find music Everywhere!