Learning the Music!

Presented by Josh Barnhart

Learning To Read Music

Reading music is easy! When you see a staff of music just remember the trick on the right!

Lines on a staff are the notes:E, G, B, D, F or Every Good Boy Does Fine!

Spaces in a staff are the notes:F, A, C, E or FACE!

Take Notes for Yourself!

EF

A

C

E

G

B

D

F

Remember!

Every Good Boy Does Fine is on the bar lines and

FACE is on the bar spaces

Note Practice

This music game will help you learn the notes better! Click on the link to play the game and practice your notes!!

Play Eek! Shark!http://www.makingmusicfun.net/

Feel the Rhythm!Now that you know the notes, let’s learn more about the rhythm!

Rhythm is what holds music together and creates the “pulse” of the music!

Learning the RhythmThe Rhythm Tree

The rhythm tree shows the basic beats of music.

Whole note = 4 beatsHalf note = 2 beatsQuarter note = 1 beatEighth notes last ½ a

beatSixteenth notes last ¼ a

beat

PracticePractice putting different beats together and learning new rhythms!

Put It All Together!Clap along and follow the chart as I chant this

song:

Bow Wow Wow Who’s Dog Art Thou?

Lit-tle Tom-my Tuck-er’s Dog

Bow Wow Wow

CONGRATULATIONS!!

You have learned how to read music and understand rhythm!

Sources:• http://www.tarleton.edu/Faculty/boucher/Elementary

%20Music%20Resources.htm

• http://www.makingmusicfun.net/

• http://www.smartboardmusic.org/freegames.html

• Steele, Daniel. Music Is Fundamental: Fundamentals and Methods for Elementary Music, 2nd ed. Dubuque, IA: Kendall/Hunt Publishing, 2009