3rd GradeMusic

Book

Tempo Tempo means Speed

Tempo can be either fast or slow

DynamicsDynamics means volume.

Dynamics can be eitherloud or soft

Pitch Pitch means the register or

the sound of the music.Pitch can be either

high or low.

Duration Duration means length.

Duration can be eitherLong or short.

Rhythm

Rhythm can be created when you combine notes and rests and put them into measures. You must always have a time signature to show how many

beats will go into each measure.

Notes

Notes are the symbols for

sound in music.

Whole Note

4 beats of sound

Half Note

2 beats of sound

Quarter Note

1 beat of sound

Eighth Note

½ beat of Sound

Rests

Rests are the symbols

for silence in music.

Whole Rest

4 beats of silence

Half Rest

2 beats of silence

Quarter Rest

1 beat of silence

Eighth Rest

½ beat of silence

Measures

Measures are boxesthat the

notes and restsgo into.

Time SignatureTime Signature consists of numbers that tell how many

beats will be in each measure of music.

Can you clap this rhythm?

StaffA staff is 5 lines and 4 spaces that the music notes go up and

down on. It looks like this:

G Clef

A G Clef is found at the beginning of each staff. It

looks like this:

A G-clef shows you where the “g” line is on the staff.

Melody

Melody is a line of notes that go up or down on a staff to create

high and low pitches.Do you know the melody on the next page?

The musical alphabet is:ABCDEFG

AndABCDEFG

AndABCDEFG.

It never goes past G!

Every line and space on a staff has a musical alphabet letter that belongs to it.

The lines are:

(Every Good Boy Does Fine)

The spaces are:

(FACE)

When you learn…Notes

Rests

Their Beats 4 2 1 1/2

Measures

Time

Signatures

The Staff

G Clef or Treble Clef

The Musical Alphabet ABCDEFG

THEN…..

You will be able to read and write music. And, best of all, play an

instrument!!!!!