1. Music Theory Band & Drums 2010 L Colpitts

2. Music Notes Page 2 Semibreve = Whole Note Minim – Half Note Crotchet = Quarter Note Quaver = Eight Note

3. Music Notes cont... Page 3 Semiquaver = Sixteenth Note Demisemiquaver = Thirty-second Note Hemidemisemiquaver = Sixty-fourth Note

4. Other Notes Page 4 Beams connect eight notes(quavers) and notes of shorter value Placing a dot next to the note increases the value by half. Example a dotted minim would equal Half + Quarter = 3/4 Note

5. Stave Page 5 All of these notes will then be transferred onto a stave. Notes on the line = E G B D F (Every Good Boy Deserves Football) and the notes between the lines = F A C E (FACE)

6. Ledger Lines Is used to extend the Stave if the note is higher then the stave Page 6 Can be above or below the stave

7. Bar Lines Page 7 Single Bar Line – used to separate measures Double Bar Line – Used to separate sections or phrase of music

8. Sharps When ever you see then that means that you need to raise the pitch of the note by a half step. Page 8

9. Flats When ever you see this means you need to lower the note by half a step Page 9

10. Order of Sharps and Flats Page 10 B, E, A, D, G, C, F are the order of the flats. The first four flats spell BEAD. That's easy to remember. F, C, G, D, A, E, B are the order of the sharps. Try this memory trick to remember the order of the sharps:: Fat Cats Go Down Alleys Eating Birds.

11. Naturals When you see it means you cancel out the sharp or the flat and return to the original pitch Page 11

12. Rests in Music A rest is an interval of silence in a piece of music, marked by a sign indicating the length of the pause. Each rest symbol corresponds with a particular note value: long (or four-measure rest) double whole rest / breve rest whole rest / semibreve rest half rest / minim rest quarter rest / crotchet rest eighth rest / quaver rest sixteenth rest / semiquaver rest thirty-second rest / demisemiquaver rest sixty-fourth rest / hemidemisemiquaver rest Page 12

13. Musical Terms – Andantino – A moderate tempo marking slightly faster than Andante and slower than Moderato. – Larghetto – A tempo not quite as slow as Largo. Often between 60-66 beats per minute. – Largo – A slow tempo marking, having between 40 and 60 beats per minute. – Lento – Slow. – Moderato – A directive to perform a certain passage of a composition in a moderate tempo; moderately restrained. Page 13

14. Musical Terms cont... – Adagio – A slow tempo marking between Largo and Andante. – Allegretto – A rather fast tempo marking between Allegro and Moderato. – Allegro – A fast tempo marking between Allegretto and Vivace. – Andante – A moderate tempo marking between Largo and Moderato Page 14

15. Musical Terms cont... – Prestissimo – A directive to perform a certain passage of a composition very, very fast, as fast as possible; faster than presto. – Presto – A directive to perform a certain passage of a composition very quickly. – Vivace – A directive to perform a certain passage of a composition in a lively or brisk manner. – Vivo – A directive to perform a certain passage of a composition in a lively, animated or brisk manner. Slightly more animated or brisk than Vivace. Page 15

16. If you would like copies of this PowerPoint please just either ask Band Master or Drum Major Page 16