Transcript Intro to Note Reading (powerpoint file)

I am your guide to
Music Notes Tell You 2 Things.
• PITCH
• DURATION
Note Heads Move 3 Ways.
STEP
SKIP
STAY THE SAME
Each Instrument Has Its Own
Clef.
Treble
Alto
Violin
B
Viola
Bass
Cello
Bass
Bass
The Music Staff Has
5 Lines And 4 Spaces.
The Pitch And Note Name Is Determined By
Where The Note Head Is On
The Music Staff.
Watch For These Road Signs
On The Music Staff.
BAR LINE
MEASURE
DOUBLE BAR LINE
Bar lines Group Notes into Easy
to Read Measures.
MEASURE
BARLINE
BARLINE
The Piece Is Over When You
See the Double Bar Line Sign.
Double bar line
Double bar line
with a repeat sign.
:
Time Signature
2/4, 3/4, 4/4, C
These are common time signatures.
(C=Common Time & is the same as 4/4)
The top number tells you how far you
will count in each measure. You start
counting with BEAT 1 at each new bar
line.
The bottom number tells you
what kind of a note will get 1 beat.
The area right after your music clef on
the music staff is called the
KEY SIGNATURE
Violin Viola Cello/Bass
B
Key of C
There could be sharps, flats or
nothing there. You just have to
memorize the names of these
keys.
Let’s get started with
D String Notes.
The note names are the same for
all instruments.
Violin
Viola
B
Cello/Bass
D E
F
Basses stop at F
G
Let’s get started with
A String Notes.
The note names are the same for
all instruments.
Violin
Viola
B
Bass
Cello
A
B
Basses stop at C
C
D
Let’s get started with
G String Notes.
The note names are the same for
all instruments.
Violin
B
Viola
Bass
Cello
G
A B
Basses stop at B
C
Let’s get started with Viola/Cello
C String Notes.
The note names are the same for
Cello and Viola.
Viola
B
Cello
C
D
E
F
Let’s get started with
E String Notes.
The note names are the same for
Violin and Bass.
Violin
A B
Violins use 4th finger on B
Bass
E
F
G
Author: Gayla Rothermich
Copyright February 2005