1. Music Theory
Melody

2. Melody
The first that appears at the beginning of every staff is a clef symbol.
The clef tells you which note goes on each line

3. To learn how to read music in a particular clef, one must first memorize the positions of the notes
Many students prefer to learn lines and spaces separately

4. Treble Cliff E,G,D,B,F: Every Good Boy Does Fine
F,A,C,E: Face (easy to remember)

5. Bass Cliff G,B,D,F,A: Good boys do fine always
A,C,E,G,: All cows eat grass

6. In common notation, a note can be sharp, flat, or natural.
Sharp: raises the pitch by ½ step
Flat: lowers by ½ step
Natural: does not affect note

7. A whole step is the distance between two notes where there is a note between them.

8. Melody Melody is one of the most basic elements of music
Is made (usually) of individual notes placed in an orderly manne

9. Melody Have a particular pitch an duration
Placing series of notes together in some kind of order creates a melody.

10. Melody Melody isn’t just any string or pattern of notes.
Melody is the catchy notes that draw your attention
Additional notes, lines, and solos added are not the melody
These extras are called ornaments or embellishments

11. Melody Unchanging melodies are boring.
As the melody progresses, the melody may go up and down in pitch.
This give the melody contour or shape.

12. Melody - Contour
Contour describes the linear (up/down) motion of a melody.

13. Melody
Melodic phrase is a group of notes that make sense together

14. What is the first symbol that appears at the beginning of every staff?
Clef
Time/Meter
Adante
[Default]
[MC Any]
[MC All]

15. Treble Clef contains notes that appear on the ____ range.
Lower
Upper
Medium
[Default]
[MC Any]
[MC All]

16. EGDBF & FACE appear on the ____ clef.
Treble
Bass
[Default]
[MC Any]
[MC All]