AP Theory Unit 1 Part 2

Bellwork: Mini Quiz

Outcomes

Scholars Will:

Logic: Learn how to use ledger lines

Rhetoric: Write a composition for more than one instrument.

How to read Treble Clef

The treble clef spaces spell FACE

The lines are:

Even Garfield Buys Dog Food or

Elephants Got Big Dirty Feet or

Elvis Goes Belly Dancing Fridays…

Know any others??

For reals

Label the staff with the treble lines and spaces below:Be sure to draw the clef first, at the beginning of the line.

Write your own

Using the notes from “hot cross buns” C, D and E, write your own melody.

Honors: Be sure your rhythms fit correctly into the measures. Your melody should be four bars long.

Play a few!

Premier your first piece on the piano!

Identifying notes for each clef

Please name the identifying notes for each clef:

Note reading Practice

Board Races: Treble Clef

Divide into two teams.

The first two musicians of the line will ID notes as fast as possible.

Take “Notes”

Ledger lines: used in Western musical notation to notate pitches above or below the lines and spaces of the regular musical staff.

Half-step: The smallest interval on the piano—keys played next to each other

Whole-step: An interval made up of two half-steps. On the piano it is any two keys with one in between.

Flat: Lowers a pitch a 1/2 step

Sharp: Raises a pitch 1/2 step

Natural: Cancels a sharp or flat

Heath Ledger Lines

Draw 10 ledger line notes: Choose from

these below

Half-step

Play it on the piano:

A half-step has no keys in between, a whole step has one key in between.

Whole-step

Play it on the piano

Whiteboards/scholar guideFlat-draw 10 of themListen to A vs. A flat

Sharp- draw 10 of themListen to F verses F# (not to be confused with a hash tag)

Natural: Draw 10 of themListen to how F# becomes F natural

Listening of the day:Beethoven’s 5th Symphony Mvt 4

Get out your score and a highlighter.

Highlight just the flute part- It is always the first line of the score.

Solfege: Mvt 4, 5th Symphony,Just a taste

D M S F M R D R D DD R RR M

D R M F M F S L S L T D

D R M F M F S L S L T D

The importance of solfege

In the AP music theory exam you will be given examples to sight-sing.

We will be developing your sight singing ability during this year.

World Instrument

Djembe: Writing for percussion

The various tones

Write a short piece for piano and Djembe

Write a four-measure piece for piano and djembe.

Use only notes C, D and E on the piano.

Be sure to line up your barlines properly.

Exit Ticket

ID the following ledger line notes:

Write the following notes: