~ what you need to know before you start to play your instrument do you know this piece of music?
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~ What you need to know BEFORE you start to play your instrument
Do you know this piece of music?
BEGINNING MUSIC THEORY
Music has it’s own languageLearning music makes you bilingualThe definitions and symbols are recognizable
world wideKnowing music theory first makes starting on
your instrument so much easier!How many already know an instrument?
Musical Language
STAFF5 lines and 4 spaces used for writing music
BAR LINEDivides the staff into measures
MEASUREThe distance between two bar
lines
TREBLE CLEF
G CLEF
Why is this called the G Clef?
What instruments play in Treble Clef?
BASS CLEF
F CLEF
Why is it called the F Clef?
What instruments play in the Bass Clef?
TIME SIGNATURE
AKA: METER
Top Number: how many beats in a measureBottom Number: what note gets
the beat 4 = quarter note
MUSICAL ALPHABET• A B C D E F G
• Same for all instruments• Different clef, different
placement of note• Repeats
Every Good Boy Deserves Fudge
Even George Bush Drives FastWhat else can you come up with to remember the lines on
the staff?
Lines on the Staff:
F A C E
“Space rhymes with Face”
Spaces on the Staff:
Good Boys Deserve Fudge Always
Good Boys Do Fine Always
What other ways can you remember the lines?
Lines on the Bass Clef:
All Cows Eat Grass
Spaces on the Bass Clef:
What other ways can you remember the lines?
NOTE VALUES
Quarter Note* Worth 1 beat in
4/4 Time
NOTE VALUES
HALF NOTE
* Worth 2 beats in 4/4 time
NOTE VALUES
WHOLE NOTE*worth 4 beats
in 4/4 time
COUNTING EXAMPLES
SHARP*Raises the pitch (note) a half
step
FLAT*Lowers the pitch (note) a half
step
NATURAL*Cancels the sharp or flat
FINAL BAR LINE
*The end of a piece of music