Transcript File - Mr. Deininger`s Page

Bell Ringer
Using the first two (choral) works from the
packet handed out when you arrived to class
today, analyze the use of notation for the
vocal parts.
Make a list of the similarities and differences.
(For example, which clefs are use for
each voice?)
Chapter 10
Notation and Scoring
Instrumental Music Notation - Review
• Notes smaller than a
beat unit are
grouped together
• Generally easy to
see the beats within
a measure
Vocal Music Notation
• Beat groups usually
not grouped
together
• Tells which syllables
are sung to which
pitch
Four Part Harmony Notation - Closed Score
• When writing two voices
on staff (i.e. soprano and
alto; tenor and bass) one
part has stems going up,
the other part has stems
going down
• Again, the high voice
always has the stems
going up. The lower voice
has the stems going down.
Directions of Stems - Closed Score
• Soprano - Treble clef;
stems go up
• Alto - Treble clef; stems go
down
• Tenor - Bass clef; stems go
up
• Bass - Bass clef; stems go
down
In instrumental music, a closed score can also be called a condensed score.
Multiple instruments are placed on the same stave.
Open Scores
• Each part has their own line
(all conventional stem
direction rules apply)
• Soprano and alto voice are
still written in the treble clef;
bass voice is still written in
the bass clef
• Tenor voice is written in
treble clef, one octave higher
than where it is sung
Identification Practice
• In the packet handed out to you, identify
the type of each score for a vocal
ensemble, wind ensemble, and jazz
ensemble.
Practice
• Take the open vocal score example and
write the first two measures in a closed
score format.
• Take the closed vocal score example
and write the first two measures in an
open score format.
Keyboard Notation
• Four parts =
– Two voices in treble clef
– Two voices in bass clef
• Notice the stems
– Each staff is grouped
together
• Can also put 3 notes in
one hand, as long as it
makes sense (mm. 7end)
Keyboard Notation
• Block chord notation
examples
• Can have three notes
within an octave range
in one hand
– Stems in block chords
attach all notes
– Direction of stem = the
majority of the notes
direction
• Ultimately, you must
consider spacing
– Within an octave
– 3 pitches per hand
Guitar Notation
Classical Guitar
Notation:
• Has both melody
and harmony lines
• Hard to write for
because of the
limitation of the
strings and pitches
Guitar Notation
Popular-Music Notation
• Tablature
– Shows performer chord
– Shows where to place
fingers