Transcript So You Think You Know Music?

Tia Renee’ Rucker
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Musical notes
Let’s Practice! Part 1
Musical Intervals
Let’s Practice! Part 2
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What is the whole note you ask?
The whole note has a beat of four times and four measure. It equals
one whole note. Look at the picture above.
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What is the half note?
The half note is played for half of the duration of a
whole note. The half note is displayed as 2 beats and 4
measures. Look at the picture above.
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What is the quarter note?
The quarter note is played for a quarter duration
of the time. Quarter notes have a beat of 1 times
and 4 measures
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And at some point we rest Zzzzzzz
In a piece of music there comes a rest where the music
completely stops. There are 9 rests but we will only focus on
the one that corresponds with 1 beat of rest and 4 measures
the quarter note.
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Directions: THINK to yourself. How long
is the beat for each note?
How long does this note play for?
How long does this note play for?
How long does this note play for?
How long does this note play for?
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2
4
1
2
Were you Correct?
What is a interval?
An interval is the distance between two notes. We will
discuss five major intervals that are popular to music
 Minor (m)
 Major (M)
 Perfect (P)
 Augmented (A)
 Diminished (d)
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Something to Think About……..
Every interval is associated with a song. This tip should help
you remember the position of the interval on the scale and
the sound each makes. Check out this video!
http://youtu.be/HlkYLc37IH8
Stormy Weather
Minor 2nd
Happy Birthday
Major 2nd
Here Comes the Bride
Perfect 4th
Star Wars
Perfect 5th
NBC theme
Major 6th
Somewhere Over the
Rainbow
Octave
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What is a minor
Often referred to as diminished, the minor note is
referred to as the flat note which is one half step.
There are four minors.
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What is the major
Intervals come from the Major scale. When you
raise a diminished minor a half step it becomes a
major.
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What is the “Perfect” Interval
The “P” represents perfect in the interval and expresses
the quality of the interval. The number is the distance
between two notes. There are four perfect intervals:
1,4,5,8.
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What is the Augmented interval?
If an interval is a half step larger than a perfect or a
major interval it is called a augmented interval. There are 5
augmented intervals.
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What is the Diminished interval?
If an interval is a half step smaller than a perfect or minor
interval it is called the diminished interval
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Silently rehearse each song. Which interval
corresponds with each song?
Happy Birthday
Here Comes the Bride
Star Wars
NBC Theme
Somewhere Over the Rainbow
Stormy Weather
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Here are the Answers! Were you
Correct?
Happy Birthday
Major 2th
Here Comes the Bride
Perfect 4th
Star Wars
Perfect 5th
NBC Theme
Major 6th
Somewhere Over the Rainbow
Octave
Stormy Weather
Minor 2nd
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Quiz Directions: Answer the questions to the best
of your knowledge. You must complete all of the
questions correctly in order to move on to the
next one.
TIP: Use the hints to assist you
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Quiz Time
What note is this 
a) Whole note
b) Half note
c) Quarter note
d) Rest
Question #1
HINT!: Think about what the word “rest”
means and its actual meaning with music
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What note is this 
a) Whole note
b) Half note
c) Quarter note
d) Rest
Question # 2
HINT!: Think about how much a whole
really is?
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What note is this 
a) Whole note
b) Half note
c) Quarter note
d) Rest
Question # 3
HINT!: Think about numbers. How many
beats does this note have?
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What note is this 
a) Whole note
b) Half note
c) Quarter note
d) Rest
Question # 4
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HINT!: Think about how many beats this note
has
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The Star Wars theme is associated with which interval
a) M6
b) M3
c) P5
Question # 5
HINT!: Think about the music patterns in each
song
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Excellent  Continue
The NBC Theme is associated with what interval?
a) M3
b) M6
c) M7
Question #6
HINT!: Think about the music patterns in each
song
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There are four major voice parts to singing
 Soprano
 Alto
 Tenor
 Bass
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The soprano takes the highest part in a piece of
music which is in the falsetto voice. Usually this
part in a piece of music is the melody. What
singer do you think has a soprano voice?
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The alto part is he second highest voice part in the 4 part chorus. The
alto is usually known to be flexible with the other three voice parts
meaning the alto can take the role of any of the three voice parts.
What famous artist do you think has a alto voice?
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The tenor voice is particularly the male voice part in the
chorus which is the highest male part. The tenor usually
has the melody in the male part. What famous artist do
you think has a tenor voice?
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The bass possess the lowest vocal range of all voice types.
It is the lowest demanded voice part and usually shakes
the sound of the chorus making it sound more powerful
and strong. What famous artist do you think has a bass
voice?
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There are several different categories of dynamics but we
will only focus on 4 specific ones in this lesson
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Forte is the Loud of a voice part
Fortissimo is the very LOUD of a voice part
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Choral instructors often use the term “crescendo” and
“decrescendo” to signify the uniqueness of the voice.
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Crescendo is the increase in sound from a particular
singer or piece of music
Decrescendo is the decrease in sound from a particular
singer or piece of music
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Out of these artists distinguish the voice parts of each
soprano, alto, tenor or bass
Sade
Deep Voice Guy
Beyoncé’
Male voice
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Select the correct answer to each one of the questions. You
must get a five out five score to continue through the
lesson. If incorrect you will have time to review that
section
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Quiz Time!!
What voice part is the lowest of the male range?
a) Alto
b) Tenor
c) Bass
d) Soprano
Question #1
Which female voice part particularly takes the melody of a
song?
a) Alto
b) Soprano
c) Tenor
d) Bass
Question # 2
What voice part is the most flexible in a chorus?
a) Tenor
b) Bass
c) Soprano
d) Alto
Question #3
Which voice part is the highest of the male voice parts?
a) Tenor
b) Soprano
c) Bass
d) Alto
Question # 4
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