1. Quia Level 1 Quarter 1 Week 1

2. Pitch Definition: How high or low a note sounds
Example: The highest pitch sounds came at the end of the song.

3. Beat Definition: The steady pulse in music
Example: The song played on the radio had a catchy beat.

4. Beat Vs. Count
BEAT is the steady pulse in the music and COUNT is how we measure the beat in the 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 is used to indicate notes in a higher range.
**Practice drawing treble clefs**

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. Note Names F E D C B A G F E D
Middle C

12. 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. FACE

14. What is a saying we can use to remember the lines?
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

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16. Quia Level 1 Quarter 1 Week 2

17. Bar Line
Definition: A single vertical line that is used to separate music into measures

18. Measure
Definition: the area between bar lines that contains the notes and rhythms

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

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

21. Time Signatures
Time signatures are shown like fractions: Top Number = How many beats per measure Bottom Number = What note gets the beat

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

23. Bottom Number = What note gets the beat
Time Signatures
Bottom Number = What note gets the beat
1. Pretend it is a fraction
_____ 4
__1__ 4 =

24. Bottom Number = What note gets the beat
Time Signatures
Bottom Number = What note gets the beat
2. Transfer fraction into words
One-fourth OR
One Quarter
__1__ 4 =

25. Bottom Number = What note gets the beat
Time Signatures
Bottom Number = What note gets the beat
3. Because of fraction is ONE QUARTER, we know that the QUARTER NOTE gets the beat

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

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

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

29. Quia Level 1 Quarter 1 Week 3

30. Example: The rhythm of the song had everyone up dancing
Definition: The patterns of long and short sounds and silence in music.
Example: The rhythm of the song had everyone up dancing

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

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

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

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

35. 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 _

36. 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

37. Rhythm Examples
1_2_ _4

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

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

40. Solfege DO TI LA
SOL FA MI RE DO

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

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

43. Solfege DO TI LA
SOL FA MI RE DO

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

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

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

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

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

49. Solfege
DO MI SOL SOL MI DO TI LA SOL SOL LA TI DO

50. Quia Level 1 Quarter 1 Week 4

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

61. Solfege
RE RE DO RE MI FA SOL SOL FA MI RE DO SOL DO

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

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

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

65. Quia Level 1 Quarter 1 Week 5

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

67. Rhythm and Rests
1_2_ (1_2_3_4)

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

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

70. Quia Level 1 Quarter 1 Week 6

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

72. 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

73. 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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74. Unison
Definition: When everyone is singing the same thing at the same time
Example: The choir began the song singing in unison.

75. 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.