You should have done:

Unit 1 - Critical thinking question

• Activity

Unit 2 -Discussion 1

Discussion 2

Today - Review Unit for Unit 2 Quiz

Questions? Study hall on Monday afternoon 3-4:00 p.m. or email me to set up another 1-1 time.

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This week:

​What do I do???

Rhythm

The Rules of Rhythm

So, we know that rhythm means the pattern of sounds in time. These patterns must follow some general rules to make sense to our ears:

• steady beat

• time signature

Staff - 5 lines, 4 spaces

Notes - whole

half

quarter

eighth

ledger lines

treble clef

bass clef​

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​Music Theory

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Best Friends

When we play or sing more than one pitch at a time (more than one note at a time)

​Harmony

Single notes that sound pleasing to our ears.

Sometimes called the "tune"

Usually hear this more than the harmony

Melody

Musical Notes

• We have 7 Different Musical notes

• A, B, C, D, E, F, and G

• After that it just repeats!

Strategy!

To memorize what the notes on the spaces are...

Strategy!

to remember what the notes on the lines are..

​The piano

There is so much more we can learn from the piano. The quarter note was our “home base” for learning rhythm, and the piano will be the “home base” for our discussion of melody and harmony.

There are 88 black and white keys on the piano. As we go up or down the piano, the frequencies get higher or lower. But even though there are 88 keys on the piano, there are only 12 different notes! Sound confusing? Let’s clarify.

A note is a shorthand word musicians use to refer to a specific written duration (like quarter notes or half notes), or a specific pitch (in this case, a specific pitch on the piano) that lasts a certain amount of time. We already talked about notes in terms of duration, so now we will talk about notes in terms of a specific pitch on the piano.

If any of the questions, terms, etc. are confusing for you, go back and listen to the podcast or re-read the lessons BEFORE taking the quiz.

Do your best on the quiz and let me know if you have questions.

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Review, review, review.

You should have done:

Unit 1 - Critical thinking question

• Activity

Unit 2 -Discussion 1

Discussion 2

Today - We reviewed Unit for Unit 2 Quiz

Questions? Study hall on Monday afternoon 3-4:00 p.m. or email me to set up another 1-1 time.

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This week: