Music Theory
Draw a Treble Clef.
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Draw two examples of something that extends the musical staff higher or lower.
A ledger line extends the staff higher and lower, as needed.
Draw a Bass clef on the board.
Looks like a backwards 'C' with two dots on the right side.
Define "beat", musically speaking.
It's the pulse or basic unit of time.
Go to the board and create a two measure example in 4/4 time with appropriate bar lines and measures.
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This is what the top of the time signature means.
It references How many beats per measure. Ex. 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, etc.
2/2 OR C with a vertical slash.
What pitch (Treble or Bass clef) does the note stem change directions. What directions do they go?
Treble - B
Bass - D
Up when below middle of staff and down when above the middle of the staff
What is another way to write 4/4 time?
C
The correct order of flats on the staff, named aloud and drawn.
FCGDAEB, BEADGCF
This method helps you find out the major key for a flat key signature.
Second to last flat
When a dot is added to a note, it's duration is increased by how much?
Half its original value
List the note types from longest length to shortest length ending with sixteenth notes.
Whole, half, quarter, eighth, sixteenth
A double-sharp does this to a note.
Raises it by two half-steps.
Tie
This musical symbol means to jump ahead to a new section of music, also marked with this symbol.
Coda
This note is a half-step up from F.
F# or Gb
A major third up from D.
F#
List the notes of the G Major Scale
G A B C D E F# G
List the notes of the C# Major Scale
C# D# E# F# G# A# B# C#