Lesson 1: The Staff Basic Music...The bass clef (also known as F clef) looks like this: To draw the...

Lesson 1: The Staff

The musical staff is made up of five lines and four spaces.

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1. Practice drawing a staff by connecting the hyphens.

2. On this staff, number the lines from low to high.

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3. On this staff, number the spaces from low to high.

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4. Draw a note on each line of the staff below.

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Line 5Line 4Line 3Line 2Line 1

Space 4Space 3Space 2Space 1

5. Draw a note on each space of the staff below.

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Line 3 Line 4 Space 1 Line 5 Line 2 Space 3 Line 1

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w w______

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The Staff - High and LowMusical sounds (low or high) are shown by the position of notes on the staff. Notes that are higher on the staff have a higher sound or pitch than those that are lower on the staff.

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1. Draw a note on the indicated line or space, then circle the highest note you drew on the staff.

The first note sounds higher than the second note.

2. Use an arrow to indicate whether the second note of each measure sounds higher or lower in pitch than the first note.

3. Use the letters H and L to indicate wheather the first note of each measure sounds higher (H) or lower (L)in pitch than the first note.


The first note sounds lower than the second note.

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& w w w w w w w w wE F G A B C D E F

w w w w w w w w w w___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___

G E B C D B FA C D

The Staff - Treble Clef

At the beginning of each staff thereis a clef. The treble clef (also known as G clef) looks like this:

To draw the treble clef, draw:the line and tail the top loop the left loop the right loop the curl

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1. Try drawing the treble clef sign by tracing over the dotted lines. Then draw five more of your own.

2. Draw a treble clef at the beginning of the staff. Then write the letter names of each note.

3. Draw a treble clef at the beginning of the staff. Then draw the notes indicated. If a note can be written on more than one place on the staff, choose one.

Notes are named after the first sevel letters of the alphabet (A through G).


The treble clef gives establishes a landmark on the note G on the 2nd line of the treble staff.

____ G

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? w w w w w w w w wG A B C D E F G A

w w w w w w w ww w

___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___

F G A D F C EB G D

The Staff - Bass Clef

The bass clef (also known as F clef)looks like this:

To draw the bass clef, draw:a black dot a curve two dots

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1. Try dawing the bass clef sign by tracing over the dotted lines. Then draw five more of your own.

2. Draw a bass clef at the beginning of the staff. Then write the letter names of each note.

3. Draw a treble clef at the beginning of the staff. Then draw the notes indicated. If a note can be written on more than one place on the staff, choose one.

Notes are named after the first seven letters of the alphabet (A through G).


_____F The bass clef gives a landmark

on the note F on the 4th line of the bass staff.

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Lesson 5: Note Reading Worksheet

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Treble Clef Line Notes

Every Good Boy Does Fine

F A C E

All Cows Eat Grass

Great Big Dragons Fly Around

E G B D F

F A C E

G B D F A

A C E G

Treble Clef Space Notes

Bass Clef Line Notes

Bass Clef Space Notes

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Please indicate the following notes on the indicated space.

Challenge! Please indicate the following notes that lie oustide of the staff.

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44 œ œ œ œ1 2 3 4

˙ ˙1 2 3 4

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œ œ œ œ1 2 3 4

œ œ ˙1 2 43

w1 2 3 4

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Lesson 6: Basic Rhythm: Note Types and 4/4 Time

Time signatures are placed at the beginning of a piece of music. They are made up of two numbers.

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1. Clap the rhythm of the notes while counting the beats out loud.

2. Write a time signature after the clef sign. Write in the beat below the notes indicated. Then clap the rhythm while counting the beats out loud.

The top number shows the number of beats per measure.The bottom number shows what kind of note will get one beat.

In time there are four beats in each measure. A quarter note gets one beat. 44

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3. Write a time signature after the clef sign. Write in the beat below the notes indicated. Draw the missing bar lines.

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The duration of musical sounds is indicated by different types of notes. These indicate how long or short to hold the note.

quarter note1 beat

qhalf note2 beats

hwhole note

4 beats

wOne whole note equals four quarter notes. =

One half note equals two quarter notes. =

One whole note equals two half notes. =

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1 2 3 4

∑1 2 3 4

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& 44

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___ ___ ______

∑___ ___ ___ ___

Œ Œ ___ ___ ______

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∑___ ___ ___ ___

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Lesson 7: Basic Rhythm - Rests and StemsThe duration of musical silence is indicated by different types of rests.

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3. Write the count below the rests.

quarter rest1 beat

1. Practice drawing quarter rests by tracing over the dotted lines. Draw four quarter rests in each blank measure.

2. Draw two half rests in each of the first 2 measures. Then draw one whole rest in each of the last 2 measures.

4. Write the count below the notes and rests, then add the missing bar lines.


half rest2 beats

whole rest4 beatsŒ

If the notes are on or above the third line, the stems for half notes and quarter notes are drawn downward on the left side of the notehead.

If the notes are below the middle line, the stems are drawn upward on the right side of the notehead.

There are rules to follow when drawing stems on half notes and quarter notes.

5. Draw the appropriate stems on the following noteheads.

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w w w w w w w w w w w w w wC D E F G A B C D E F G A B C D E F G A B C D E F G A B C

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bar line

braceLesson 8: The Grand StaffThe grand staff represents the treble staff and bass staff joined together.

The brace is a curved line and bar line that combines the treble and bass staff.

A ledger line is a small line added to the note when it is either above or below the staff.

The Middle C note is on the ledger line that is between the treble and bass staff.

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1. Draw the grand staff by tracing the braces, bar lines, and clefs.

2. Turn the following staff into grand staff by adding braces, bar lines, and clefs.

3. Write the letter name for each note.


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A B C D G A B C

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&3 As

?3 Es

&2 Fs

?3 Bs

&2 Gs

?3 Cs

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C D E F B C D E

Lesson 9: Ledger LinesLedger lines extend the staff upward and downward, to allow notes to be written beyond the five lines of the staff. The following shows examples of notes that can be written above and below the staff using ledger lines.

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1. Draw a treble clef at the beginning of the staff and write the letter name of each note.

2. Draw a bass clef at the beginning of the staff and write the letter name of each note.

3. Draw the indicated notes. Use ledger lines to draw the specified number of pitches without duplication.


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43 .˙31 2

œ œ œ2 31

˙ œ1 2 3

œ œ œ1 2 3

œ ˙1 2 3

.1̇ 2 3

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Lesson 10: Time Signatures -

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1. Practice the following rhythm by tapping the rhythm while counting the beats aloud.

2. Write the counts on the lines below the notes and then tap the rhythm while counting the beats aloud.

3. Write a time signature after the treble clef. Write the counts on the lines below the notes and then tap the rhythm while counting the beats aloud.

34The quarter note gets one beat.

In time there are three beats in each measure.

A quarter note ( q) = 1 beat A half note ( h) = 2 beats

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4. Write a time signature after the treble sign. Draw the missing bar lines. Write the counts on the lines below the notes and then tap the rhythm while counting the beats aloud.

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5. Write in the count below the notes and add the missing barlines.

Dotted half noteh.

A dotted half note ( h.) = 3 beats

= 3 beats


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42 œ œ œ1 2 +

œ œ œ1 + +2

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œ œ œ œ21 + +

œ œ1 2 1̇ 2

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Lesson 11: Time Signatures -

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2. Count the beats out loud, then tap the rhythm.

3. Write the beats below the notes. Then count the beats out loud while tapping the rhythm.

4. Write a time signature after the treble clef. Write the beats below the notes. Then count the beats out loud while tapping the rhythm.

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The quarter note gets one beat.

In time there are two beats in each measure.

A quarter note ( q) = 1 beat A half note ( h) = 2 beats

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5. Write a time signature after the treble clef. Write the beats below the notes. Draw the missing bar lines.

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An eighth note ( e) = 1/2 beat


eflag beam

An eighth note has a value of one half of a beat. When by itself, an eighth note looks like a quarter note witha flag. When with other eighth notes, the notes eighth notes are connected together with a beam.

say: one and two and1 + 2 +

1. Practice drawing eighth notes in the following boxes. An example of each is given.

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œ jœ Jœ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ

jœ jœ jœ jœ œ œ œ œ+ 2 + 3 + 4 +1

44 œ œ œ œ œ œ1 + 2 + 3 4

œ œ œ œ œ œ1 + 2 3 4 +

œ œ œ œ œ œ1 2 3 4+ +

œ œ œ œ ˙1 + 2 + 3 4

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œ œ œ œ___ ___ ___ ___

œ œ œ œ œ___ ___ ___ ___ ___

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œ œ œ œ___ ___ ______

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Lesson 12: Eighth Notes

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2. Write in the beats below the notes indicated. Then clap the rhythm while counting the beats out loud.

3. Write a time signature after the clef sign. Write in the beats below the notes indicated.Then clap the rhythm while counting the beats out loud.

4. Write in the count below the notes and then add the missing barlines.

An eighth note looks like a quarter note with a flag. If two or more eight notes appear in a row, the eighth notes are connected with a beam.

flag

An eighth note has a value of half of a beat. When writing the counts, use a plus sign (+) for eighth notes.

count: one and two and three and four and


flag

quarter note eighth note

beambeam

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jœ ‰ jœ ‰ œ œ œ+ 2 + 3 41 +

44 jœ ‰ œ œ œ œ jœ ‰1 + 2 3 4+ + +

œ œ Œ ‰ jœ œ œ1 + 2 3 4+ +

‰ jœ ‰ jœ œ œ ‰ jœ1 2 3 + 4 ++ +

œ œ œ ˙2 + 3 4+

44 jœ ‰ jœ ‰ œ œ œ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___

œ œ œ ‰ jœ œ___ ___ _________ ___

‰ jœ œ œ œ œ œ___ ______ ___ ___ ___ ___

œ œ jœ ‰ ˙___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___

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œ ‰ Jœ___ ___ ___

œ œ Jœ ‰___ ___ ___ ___

œ œ œ œ___ ______ ___

Jœ ‰ ‰ Jœ___ ___ ___ ___

Jœ ‰ œ___ ___ ___

& 44 œ œ ‰ jœ œ œ œ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ______

œ ‰ Jœ ˙___ ___ _________

‰ jœ œ œ œ œ œ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ______

Œ ‰ jœ œ œ œ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___

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Lesson 13: Eighth Rests

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2. Write in the counts below the notes indicated. Then clap the rhythm while counting the beats out loud.

3. Write the count below the notes. Then clap the rhythm while counting the beats out loud.

4. Write in the count below the notes. Then add the missing barlines.

An eighth rest is shown as follows. After the first eighth rest, practice drawing 5 more eighth rests.

An eighth rest has a value of half of a beat. When writing the counts, use a plus sign (+) for eighth notes and eighth rests.

spoken: one and two and three and four

5. Draw the missing flags and beams on the eighth notes that are missing flags or beams.


Bunny

Rectangle

Bunny

Rectangle

Bunny

Rectangle

Bunny

Rectangle

Bunny

Rectangle

Bunny

Rectangle

.œ œ jœ= .œ jœ .œ jœ41 2 + 3 ++ +

44 .œ jœ œ œ1 2 + 3 4 ++ +

Œ ‰ jœ ˙1 2 + 3 4+ + +

jœ .œ .œ ‰1 2 + 3 4 ++ +

.œ jœ ˙1 2 3 4+ + + +

43 .œ jœ œ__ __ __

œ œ jœ .œ__ __ __ __

œ Œ ‰ jœ__ __ __ __

œ œ ‰ .œ__ __ __ __

& 44 œ œ œ .œ jœ__ __ __ __ __

.œ jœ œ œ__ __ __ __

œ œ .œ ‰__ __ ____

œ œ .œ jœ œ__ __ __ __ __

? 44 œ Jœ œ Jœ œ œ œ œ Jœ ˙ Jœ œ ‰ œ Jœ ˙

? 42 œ ‰ Jœ œ œ œ .œ ‰ ‰ Jœ œ .œ Jœ Jœ .œ .œ Jœ

Lesson 14: Dotted Quarter Notes

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2. Write the count below the notes indicated. Then clap the rhythm while counting the beats out loud.

3. Write the count below the notes indicated. Then clap the rhythm while counting the beats out loud.

4. Some dotted quarter notes are missing dots behind the quarter note. Add the missing dots.

5. The barlines are missing from the following example. Add the missing barlines.

A dot written after a note adds one-half of the note's value to the original note's value. A quarter note equals one beat. A dot after the quarter note adds ½ beat (½ of the original value). A dotted quarter note equals 1½ beats.

Hence, the rhythmic value of a dotted quarter note is one and one half beats and it is equivalent to a quarter note tied to an eighth note. Count the rhythm by sub-dividing to the half beats.

q. = 1½ beats ( eee)q = 1½ beat ( ee) .= ½ beat ( e)


? 44 œ œ ˙ ˙ œ œ .œ Jœ œ œ ˙ ˙

& 43 œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙

œ œ ˙ œ œ jœ

& 42 œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙

? 44 œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ

˙ œ = beats ˙ jœ = beats w œ = beats .˙ œ = beats

w w = beats

jœ jœ = beats ˙ ˙ = beats

jœ œ = beats

œ .˙ = ______ œ œ = ______ .œ jœ = ______ ˙ œ = ______

Lesson 15: Slurs and Ties

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4. Draw circles around the ties. Draw squares around the slurs.

A slur is a curved line that connects two or more notes of different pitches.A slur means the notes should be played as smoothly as possible, with no space in between.

1. On each line, write the number of counts each pair of tied notes would receive.

A tie is a curved line that connects two notes of the same pitch.A tie means to hold the note for the combined rhythmic value of the two notes, as if they were one.

Tied notes are placed on two adjacent notes of the same pitch and played as one note.

= 3 beats= 2 beats =1 1/2 beats

3. Draw circles around the ties. Draw squares around the slurs.

2. On each line, write the note that would equal the number of beats that each pair of tied notes would receive.

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& œb œb œb œb œbC D E F G A B C

bD GE A Bb b b b

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Lesson 16: Flats

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1. Try drawing flats by tracing over the dotted lines. Then draw five more flats on the staff.

2. Draw a flat sign in front of each note. Then write the names of the notes indicated.

3. Draw the notes indicated.

A flat sign ( b ) lowers the pitch of a note by a half step.

On the keyboard of a piano, the black key to the left of a white key is a half step lower and called a flat.

Examples:

To say the name of a flatted note, say the letter name first and the flat next. For example, "B flat". To write a flatted note on a staff, place the flat sign to the left of the note.

Bb is 1/2 step lower than B

Db Eb Gb Ab Bb


BbAbEbGbDbAbEbBb

EbBbAbGbBbDbGbEb

& œ# œ# œ# œ# œ#C D E F G A B C

A#####C D F G

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˙ ˙____ ____

˙ ˙____ ____

˙ ˙____ ____

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Lesson 17: Sharps

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1. Try drawing sharps by tracing over the dotted lines. Then draw five more sharps on the staff.

2. Draw a sharp sign in front of each note. Then write the names of the notes indicated.

3. Draw the notes indicated.

A sharp sign ( # ) raises the pitch of a note by a half step.

On the keyboard of a piano, the black key to the right of a white key is a half step higher and called a sharp.

Examples:

To say the name of a sharp note, say the letter name first and the sharp next. For example, "F sharp". To write a sharp note on a staff, place the sharp sign to the left of the note.

F# is 1/2 step higher than F

C D F G A


C#G#A#F#D#G#C#A#

A#G#C#D#A#F#D#G#

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w w

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w w

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Lesson 18: Half Steps and Whole Steps

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1. On the line beneath each piano keyboard, write whether the interval indicated by the Os are a half step (H) or whole step (W).

The half step (H) is the smallest interval used in traditional Western music. On a piano keyboard, a half step is represented by two adjacent keys.

The whole step (W) is an interval made by combining two half steps.

2.On the line, write whether the pair of notes represents a half step (H) or whole step (W)


œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œwhole step whole step half step whole step whole step whole step half step

& œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œW W H W W W H

& œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______

& œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______? œb œ œ œ œ œ œ œ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______

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Lesson 19: The Major Scale

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1. Write the sharps and flats needed to make major scales. Then indicate whether the step between each note is a half (H) or whole (W) step.

The major scale is made up of eight consecutive tones in the following patterns of whole steps and half steps.

Example: C Major Scale

2. Write a major scale beginning on the following notes.


œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œwhole step whole stephalf step whole step whole stepwhole stephalf step

& œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œW

WHW

WWH

& œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______

& œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______? œb œ œ œ œ œ œ œ

______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______

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Lesson 20: The Natural Minor Scale

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1. Write the sharps and flats needed to make natural minor scales. Then indicate whether the step between each note is a half (H) or whole (W) step.

The natural minor ajor scale is made up of eight consecutive tones in the following pattern of whole steps and half steps.

Example: A Natural Minor Scale

2. Write a natural minor scale beginning on the following notes.


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