1. Lesson Three Reading Music: Pitch and Duration

2. Duration: Quarter Notes & Eighth Notes In the second lesson on duration you learned that one quarter note lasts for one beat and that two eighth notes also last for one beat. When you are clapping a rhythm try saying the following syllables for each of the following notes: quarter notes – tah eighth notes – ti-ti

3. RHYTHMIC EXERCISES Try clapping the following rhythms and saying the syllables at the same time. The first few times you may want to use the sound file to help you.

4. Sight Reading Melodies One way of learning to sing melodies is to use a system called tonic solfa. Each individual pitch (note) is assigned a name. Regardless of whether you start at a low pitch (note) or a high pitch (note), all notes relate to each other using the same solfa names and the same relative distance is found between the pitches. The first three pitches that we will use are called: me doh re

5. Melody # 1 Clap the rhythm of this melody saying the syllables tah and ti-ti. Listen to the sound file and try singing the solfa names as you listen to the file. Now try clapping the rhythm and singing the solfa names at the same time as you listen to the file. Now sing the melody and clap the rhythm without the sound file.

6. Melody 2 Follow the same procedure with the next four melodies

7. Melody 3

8. Melody 4

9. Melody 5

10. Major Scale Now you are ready to sing the first five notes of the major scale. A major scale begins and ends on the same note and it is made up of eight notes. Sing the scale as you play the sound file: do-re-me-fa-so

11. Writing Music One of the very useful skills is the ability to write down music which you hear. If you were to write down only the rhythm, we refer to this as a rhythmic dictation. If you write down the melody and the rhythm together, we refer to this as melodic dictation. The homework slide contains three rhythmic and three melodic dictations which you can do using the Noteworthy Composer Program.

12. Taking Dictations On the next slide you will be asked to write down the rhythms and melodies you hear using musical notation. Rhythmic Dictation: Using the Noteworthy Composer software write down the rhythms that you hear using quarter notes and eighth notes. When you are done, place the cursor at the beginning of the exercise and use the play back function “F5” to listen to your answer. Melodic Dictation: Listen to the sound file and try singing it using the solfa syllables. Now try clapping it and saying the rhythm syllables. Write your answer using paper and pencil. Finally, using the Noteworthy Composer software enter the correct notes and rhythms. When you are done, place the cursor at the beginning of the exercise and use the play back function “F5” to listen to your answer.

13. Melodic Dictation Use eighth & quarter notes as well as notes d, r, m. Ex. 1 starts on doh Ex. 2 starts on doh Ex. 3 starts on me Homework Dictations Rhythmic Dictation Use eighth notes & quarter notes. Ex.1 Ex. 2 Ex. 3