Cello NotesCello Notes

The Bass The Bass ClefClefMusic in the bass clef is Music in the bass clef is low music and is suitable low music and is suitable for low instruments – like for low instruments – like the cello. the cello.

The StaffThe StaffHow many lines are there?How many lines are there?

NotesNotes can have stems or no stems and colour or no colour. This tells you how long to hold each note for.

The notes on the The notes on the staffstaffOpen Strings: Open Strings: AA DD GG CC

““All All DogsDogs Get Get CuddlesCuddles””

The A string is the top line

The D string is the middle line

The C string is SOOO low that it has 2 lines below the staff!

The G string is the bottom line

What notes are these?What notes are these?

What notes are these?What notes are these?

Do you know the musical Do you know the musical alphabet?alphabet?

E

D

A

B

C

F

G

Going UP a note!Going UP a note!

If you pluck the A string with one finger If you pluck the A string with one finger on it the note is a B.on it the note is a B.

If you pluck the D string with one finger If you pluck the D string with one finger on it the note is an E.on it the note is an E.

If you pluck the G string with one finger If you pluck the G string with one finger on it the note is an A.on it the note is an A. (in music after G (in music after G comes A)comes A)

If you pluck the C string with one finger If you pluck the C string with one finger on it the note is a D.on it the note is a D.

What notes are these?What notes are these?

AB DE GA CDAB DE GA CD

See how the notes go from the lines to See how the notes go from the lines to the spaces on the staff when you go from the spaces on the staff when you go from the open strings to one finger notes? the open strings to one finger notes?

C D

Other Staff TextOther Staff Text

Dynamics – what’s that?Dynamics – what’s that?How loud or soft you play!

•Tempo – what’s that?

How fast or slow you play!

Joggers Book Time!Joggers Book Time! Remember that in the Joggers Book, there Remember that in the Joggers Book, there

is a blackboard that shows you all of the is a blackboard that shows you all of the information that you need to know to play information that you need to know to play the songs. Good Luck- Miss Monkhorstthe songs. Good Luck- Miss Monkhorst

What notes are these?What notes are these?

What fingers go on these What fingers go on these notes?notes?

22ndnd and 3 and 3rdrd fingers! fingers!

The D and A strings The D and A strings use the 2use the 2ndnd finger finger

The G and C strings The G and C strings use the 3use the 3rdrd finger finger

The 2The 2ndnd and 3 and 3rdrd finger notes have finger notes have lines going through lines going through them. them.

Key Signatures!!Key Signatures!! A A key signaturekey signature is a is a

series of series of sharpsharp or or flatflat symbols placed on the symbols placed on the staffstaff, designating , designating notesnotes that are to be that are to be consistently played consistently played one one semitonesemitone higher higher or lower than normal. or lower than normal. Key signatures are Key signatures are written after the written after the clefclef..

Major Key SignaturesMajor Key Signatures

The key signature of a song refers to the The key signature of a song refers to the sharps or flats at the start of each line. sharps or flats at the start of each line.

If a song has one sharp on each line, the If a song has one sharp on each line, the piece is in G Major and every F that you piece is in G Major and every F that you play needs to be adjusted to an F#.play needs to be adjusted to an F#.

Ab Eb Bb F C G D A E

SHARPSFLATS

GAME TIME!!GAME TIME!! Call out the key signature as soon as you Call out the key signature as soon as you

know what it is. Try to get it before the know what it is. Try to get it before the timer!timer!

D Major

C MajorG Major

A Major Bb MajorC MajorF Major

F MajorG MajorD MajorEb Major

What is the key signature What is the key signature of each excerpt?of each excerpt?

Key Signature Key Signature Questions…Questions…

If Schostakovich wrote a song with 2 If Schostakovich wrote a song with 2 sharps, what is the key signature?sharps, what is the key signature?

If Beethoven wrote a song with 3 flats, If Beethoven wrote a song with 3 flats, what is the key?what is the key?

If Mozart wrote a song with no sharps If Mozart wrote a song with no sharps and no flats, what is the key? and no flats, what is the key?

What does that imply if you What does that imply if you had to play it on your cello?had to play it on your cello?

Try to figure out the key Try to figure out the key signature of the pieces in signature of the pieces in your Cello Time Runners your Cello Time Runners bookbook