1. Quia Tier 1 Quarter 1 Week 1

2. Definition: How high or low a note sounds
Pitch
Definition: How high or low a note sounds

3. Definition: The steady pulse in music
Beat
Definition: The steady pulse in music

4. Beat Vs. Count
BEAT is the steady pulse in music and COUNT is how we measure the beat in music.

5. Music Staff
* A music staff has FIVE lines and FOUR spaces * A music staff is what the notes go on

6. Treble Clef
This is a TREBLE CLEF. The treble clef indicates notes in a higher range.

7. Note Durations Note Name: Flagged Eighth Note Note Duration: 1/2 count
Note Name: Barred Eighth Note
Note Duration: 1/2 (+) 1/2 = 1

8. Note Durations Note Name: Quarter Note Note Duration: 1 Count
Note Name: Half Note
Note Duration: 2 Counts

9. Note Durations Note Name: Dotted Half Note Note Duration: 3 Counts
Note Name: Whole Note
Note Duration: 4 Counts

10. Music Alphabet A G B F C E D
The Music Alphabet consists of seven notes. Once you get to G you go back to A and repeat again.

11. Treble Clef Note Names F E D C B A G F E D
Middle C

12. Treble Clef Note Names What do the letters of the spaces spell? E
Top Space: E C
2nd Space: C A
3rd Space: A F
Bottom Space: F

13. What is a saying we can use to remember the lines?
Treble Clef Note Names F
What is a saying we can use to remember the lines?
Top Line: F D
2nd Line: D B
3rd Line: B G
4th Line: G E
Bottom Line: E

14. Quia Tier 1 Quarter 1 Week 2

15. Time Signatures
Definition: Time signatures tell us how many beats per measure and what note gets the beat.

16. Time Signatures Top Number = How Many Beats per Measure

17. Bottom Number = What note gets the beat
Time Signatures
Bottom Number = What note gets the beat
__1__ 4
__6__ 8
__2__ 2
Quarter Note
Eighth Note
Half Note

18. Time Signatures
Common Time – Another way of writing a 4/4 time signature. It means the SAME as a 4/4 time signature does

19. Time Signatures = 4 Beats Per Measure = Quarter Note gets the Beat

20. Time Signatures = 6 Beats Per Measure = Eighth Note gets the Beat

21. Solfege
Definition: A series of syllables that correspond to the notes of the scale

22. Solfege DO TI LA
SOL FA MI RE DO

23. Solfege
If C is “DO”…
DO - C
RE –
MI –
FA -
SOL –
LA -
TI –
DO-

24. Solfege If C is “DO”… DO - C RE – D MI – E FA – F SOL – G LA – A
TI – B
DO- C

25. Solfege DO TI LA
SOL FA MI RE DO

26. Solfege
If F is “DO”…
DO - F
RE –
MI –
FA -
SOL –
LA -
TI –
DO-

27. Solfege If F is “DO”… DO - F RE – G MI – A FA - B SOL – C LA - D
TI – E
DO- F

28. Solfege
DO RE MI RE DO MI SOL LA SOL FA MI RE SOL DO

29. Solfege
If G is “DO”…
DO - G
RE -
MI -
FA -
SOL -
LA -
TI -
DO-

30. Solfege If G is “DO”… DO - G RE – A MI – B FA - C SOL – D LA - E
TI – F
DO- G

31. Solfege
DO MI SOL SOL MI DO TI LA SOL SOL LA TI DO

32. Definition: A series of notes based on musical steps
Major Scale
Definition: A series of notes based on musical steps

33. Solfege for a Major ScaleDO
TI LA SOL FA MI RE DO

34. Quia Tier 1 Quarter 1 Week 3

35. Definition: A vertical line used to separate music into measures
Bar Line
Definition: A vertical line used to separate music into measures

36. Definition: area between bar lines that has notes and rhythms
Measure
Definition: area between bar lines that has notes and rhythms

37. Definition: Two straight lines mark the end of a piece of music
Double Bar Line
Definition: Two straight lines mark the end of a piece of music

38. Rhythm
Definition: The patterns of long and short sounds and silence in music.

39. STEP 1: HOW MANY BEATS PER MEASURE?
Rhythm Examples
STEP 1: HOW MANY BEATS PER MEASURE? 4

40. STEP 2: WHAT NOTE GETS THE BEAT?
Rhythm Examples
STEP 2: WHAT NOTE GETS THE BEAT?
Quarter Note

41. STEP 3: ALWAYS START WITH 1
Rhythm Examples
STEP 3: ALWAYS START WITH 1 1

42. Rhythm Examples STEP 4: FILL IN THE REST OF THE COUNTS.
A plus sign (+) will be used for the second half of the beat

43. Rhythm Examples
For these rhythms, you must have four full counts in every example.
An underscore (_) will be used when notes receive more than one count _

44. A space will go between counts for new notes
Rhythm Examples
A space will go between counts for new notes
1_2_ _2_3_4
1_2_ _2 3_4

45. Rhythm Examples
1_2_ _4

46. Rhythm Fill in the Blank
What notes will complete the following measures? Write in the note name
Quarter Note
Whole Note
Half Note

47. Quia Tier 1 Quarter 1 Week 4

48. Rests
Definition: A rest is a time in the music when no singing or playing occurs

49. Rest Types Rest Name: Eighth Rest Rest Duration: 1/2 count
Rest Name: Quarter Rest
Rest Duration: 1 count

50. Rest Types Rest Name: Half Rest Rest Duration: 2 counts
Rest Name: Whole Rest
Rest Duration: 4 counts

51. Rhythm and Rests Remember to check your time signatures!
Parentheses go around rest counts to indicate silence
(3) (1) 2_3_4

52. Rhythm and Rests
1_2_ (1_2_3_4)

53. Rhythm and Rests
(2_3) _2_ (4) +

54. Rhythm Fill in the Blank
What rest would complete the following measures?
Quarter Rest
Half Rest
Whole Rest

55. Solfege
If E is “DO”…
DO - E
RE –
MI –
FA -
SOL –
LA -
TI –
DO-

56. Solfege If E is “DO”… DO – E RE – F MI – G FA – A SOL – B LA – C
TI – D
DO- E

57. Solfege
DO SOL DO SOL MI RE DO MI FA SOL LA TI DO

58. Solfege
If A is “DO”…
DO - A
RE –
MI –
FA -
SOL –
LA -
TI –
DO-

59. Solfege If A is “DO”… DO - A RE – B MI – C FA - D SOL – E LA - F
TI – G
DO- A

60. Solfege
RE RE DO RE MI FA SOL SOL FA MI RE DO SOL DO

61. Solfege
If F is “DO”…
DO - F
RE –
MI –
FA -
SOL –
LA -
TI –
DO-

62. Solfege If F is “DO”… DO - F RE – G MI – A FA - B SOL – C LA - D
TI – E
DO- F

63. Solfege
DO RE MI RE DO MI SOL LA SOL FA MI RE SOL DO

64. Quia Tier 1 Quarter 1 Week 5

65. Definition: A chord of three notes each a third apart
Triad
Definition: A chord of three notes each a third apart

66. Major Triad
Fifth: SOL
Third: MI
Root: DO

67. Minor Triad
Fifth: MI
Third: DO
Root: LA

68. Quia Tier 1 Quarter 1 Week 6

69. Dynamics Definition: How loud or soft you sing
There are different symbols and words for different dynamic levels.

70. Dynamics Italian Word English Word
Very Loud/Strong Loud/Strong Medium Loud/Strong Medium Soft Soft Very Soft Gradually get louder Gradually get softer
Fortissimo Forte Mezzo Forte Mezzo Piano Piano Pianissimo Crescendo Decrescendo

71. Dynamics < > Symbol English Word
Very Loud/Strong Loud/Strong Medium Loud/Strong Medium Soft Soft Very Soft Gradually get louder Gradually get softer ff f mf mp p pp
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72. Unison
Definition: When everyone is singing the same thing at the same time
Example: The choir began the song singing in unison.

73. Harmony
Definition: When different voice parts are singing different rhythms or notes at the same time
Example: The song the director gave the ensemble required the choir to sing in harmony.