JOHN THOMPSON'S ser one THEORY DRILL GAMES MUSIC WRITING - DESIGNED FOR FUN NOTATION TAUGHT BY ANIMATED DRAWINGS /N LOOSE-LEAF FORM “ONE LESSON ATA TIME” Set One Tk. Willis Music C.TO THE TEACHER The THEORY DRILL GAMES are designed to teach Musical Rudiments in an interesting and attractive manner, while saving valuable time at the lesson period, All the work is done at home and the teacher can quickley evaluate the pupils’ efforts as the work sheets are handed in for examination. It has long been recognized that the quickest and best way to master NOTATION, TIME, RHYTHM and all other elements of music, is by means of WRITING EXER- CISES. Unfortunately, the theoretical side of music study is usually the least attractive, from the student's viewpoint and the difficulty has been that of capt and attention of young pupils to the point where they are willing to do the work by them- selves at home. ge the inverese To help overcome the hazard, the work has been presented here in the form of MUSICAL GAMES or PUZZLES. It offers a DO-IT-YOURSELF plan that each step is described pictorially in the form of ANIMATED DRAWINGS or COMIC STRIPS, so popular with the average child, This obviates the necessity for lengthy explanations during the lesson period and, at the same time, injects a bit of humour into what otherwise might be considered a “dry” subject. ‘The Games are presented in LOOSE LEAF fornt and it is most pupil be given ONE LEAF ATA TIME, not the whole set at once. In this way, the drawings and nrasical puzzles contained in future games will retain their newness and come a8 a surprise to the pupil, who then looks forward with anticipation to each successive lesson. For identification, the pupil’s name should be written on the front of the folder in the space provided. The set of papers is then kept in the studio and assigned one game at a time at the desired intervals, portant that the Ic will be seen, at a glance, that the THEORY DRILL GAMES are equally adaptable to private or class instructi ©1956 The Willis Music Co. Reproducing this music in any form is illegal and forbidden by the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act (988.No CONTENTS OF SET ONE 1.—The Keyboard 2.—Drawing Treble Clef Signs 3.—Time Values 4.—Treing the Grand Staff 5.—First 3 Notes in Treble and Bass 6.—New Notes in Treble and Bass 7.—Additional Notes in both Clefs 8. Story “THE GARDEN 9.~-Purting is Bar Lines 10.—Rests 11. —Drawing Bar Lines (Rests) 12.—Accidentals 13.—Quavers 14.~Story THE SCOUT HIKE 15.—Writing in Time Signatures Weiting Letter-Names of the White Keys Drawing Bass Clef Signs Line Notes and Space Notes Time Signatures Writing Counts in , $ and $ Writing Counts, as above, on New Notes ‘Transposing—Writing Notes in two places Puzsle Pix—Writing Counts Notes in both Clefs—Puzsle Pix Writing Counts to Reats and Notes “Transposing—Puzzle Pix Story—A DAY AT THE CIRCUS ‘Quaver Resls—Spelling Bee Completing Bara—Spelling Bee Changing Note Values to complete BarsPea on ne ‘The Keyboard Grade (or Star) ____ T THe LAST, NOT LEAST THE LETTER-HAMES 4 croup, You see, || |!N THE GROUPS OF WE USE FOR KEYS, THEY ARE THE Taace, derrens Coe || [ASE THE FINAL Y LETTERS. EFG. ' CAN YOU WRITE OUR LETTER-NAMES) ON THIS KEYGOARO CHART? ~ 5 WEY! DONT FORGET US 1 Copylght MEMES byte Witla Mane Co "teoatonl Cpycht cored‘SET ONE 3 Seay The Clef Signs Pupil’s Name Grade (or Star) THEN A URGEA) CURVE Down To Te ‘The Treble Clef Sign 1. Trace over te dotied lines in the exact order show. i P f s \ 2. Trace the first three Clef Signs, Then try i without the aid of the dotted lines yh a s Ocopyrae MESILYE Dg THe Was Muse CO. Date, Toten Copyright SvarThe Bass Clef Sign the. 3. Trace over the doted lines as shown by the litle gnome above 4, Trace the first three Clef Signs, then draw three "on your own”. 5. Draw the following: Bass Treble Bass Treble Bass Treble Clef Clef let ler Chet ClerSET ONE oat o Time Values Pupil's Name Grade (or Star). Gear oan cers 2 counrs. & DOTTED nite 1, Write beneath each note the number of COUNTS (or Beats) it gets oddddoddddde Write a four-count A one-count A twowcount Athree-count ote here. note here. note here, note here. 3 Weite a Crotchet A Minima Accotted Minim A Semivrave here. here. here. eve. © cappriant MEME By Te DatoLine Notes 4 FIRST, TRACE THESE FOUR. NOTES ON THE FIRST LINE. THEN DRAW FOUR NOTES ON EACH OF THE SECOND, THIRD, UNES AS SHOWN BELOW] SOO HO FOURTH AND FIFTH 2 a 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 Space Notes TRACE AND DRAW FOUR NOTES IN EACH SPACE. Oo cy 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 oO c 1 2 3 4 1 2 3Pupil's Name SET ONE ema ‘The Geand Statt Grade (or Star) a “ane we BAR LINE DOUBLE BAR When both Treble and Bass Clefr are joined tegether by a Brace, they form the GRAND STAFF. Music 1s divided by BAR LINES into BARS, ‘4 DOUBLE BAR is always placed at the end of a piece of Music. Sie 5 ‘The Grand Staff Bar Bar Line Lin DAAKE A GRAND STAFF BY TRACING. THE BRACE, TREGLE CLEF SIGN, BASS CLEF SIGN, BAR LINES AND DOUBLE BAR, LINES IN THE PLACES SHOWN BELOW. USE A RULER OR OTHER STRAIGHT EDGE TO HELD IN DRAWING STRAIGHT LINES MARK EACH BAR WITH THE LETTER B. Bar Double Line Bar © copyrek MCMEY! by The Wil Masi Co nal Captigh Sere‘Time Signatures (cCouNT Twa TO } COUNT THREE 79) ‘COUNT FOUR TO EACH BAR. EACH BAR. ieaerenes 4 ae i i \ a t How many counts? How many counts? How many counts’, 3. Write the counts for each bar in the following examples, Coun: VodeSET ONE ona ony Note Writing Pupils Name Grade (or Star) 1. Trace the notes in the frst bar, then copy them and write their letter yes in the next three Oars. 2. Write the Ietter-names of these notes, Letter. names Date, © Conyrignt WeaM.YE Dg The Wala Mie Ce,WRITE THE COUNTS FOR EACH BAR IN THE FOLLOWING EXAMBLES. BE SURE TO LOOK AT THE TIME SIGNATURE,Grade (or Star) THAT'S NOTHING! 1 KNOW FIVE NOTES IN THE BASS. 1. Trace the new notes in the first bar, then copy them and write their letter-names n the next three burs. the letter-names of these notes by The With Make Co. Date shal Copnegh Secured12 3. Write the counts for each bar in the following. Count YOU KNOW WHERE FAND G ARE IN BOTH TREBLE AND BASS SEE IF YOU CAN WRITE THEM (tN semipreves ) IN BOTH CLEFS. 6 | Write F ia both Clofs.| Write G in both ClotPupil's Name. Sees T ONE, AN THE Ne Grade (or Sta) 13 TERE ARE THREE NEW NOTES IN THE TREBLE AND THREE NEW ONES BASS, SEE HOW YOU CAN Copy THEM BELOW. Write the letter-names of those notes a foner- i f—-— aS q oo ee zs © cari Neu He EH at Tero4 WRITE THESE NOTES ONE OCTAVE LOWER (OR HIGHER) AS DIRECTED BELOW. THIS 13 CALLED TRANSPOSING 4, Transpose to Bass Clef (one octave l 5. Transpose to Treble Clef (one octave higher). (WRITE EACH OF THESE NOTES IN TWO PLACES, ONE IN TREBLE AND ONE IN BASS CLEF.SET 0} 15 Papil’s Name__ 1. Some words in this story are spelled musically, Write the letcer-names below the notes. Se ——— = ad = (letternames) “SS wr _ asked for a fe] of seeds to plant their very own little $c ‘of lowers along the == cf the vegetable patch Soon the prety flowers pew. and one day they swe = sathering honey tostore aay and SS during the winter months, They watered the Rower SEESSEES each day and special a ——— and to their great dismay. they were all S-- the frost arrived. But SS ty ES ang BS any cout plant another garden in the Spring, Date16 Write the counts to these bars. | Count 4 / Count Puzzle Pix ‘Can you write (in semibreves) the names of the objects shown in the pictures - in both Clefs? ZZ La Harring? cont sian | 100 «See 10 we CAGE,SET ONE Ww ena wy Pupit's Name — —_ Grade (or Star) . LET'S DRAW THEM IN / HO! HO! Hol THEY FoRcOT THE OAR LINES! If WE LOOK AT THE TIME SIGNATURES WE'LL KNOW JUST WHERE TO PLACE THEM 1, Draw the Rar Lines Pate © capprignt ICN Ey The Wis Mane Ca ‘nteretons Copyright secures4. Write these notes in both Clefs (in semibreves), 5. Write these notes in both Clefs ay directed Puzzle Pix 6, Spell (in minim) the objects pictured in the puzzte - in both Chefs,19 SET ONE eo Rests Pupil's Name. Grade (or Star) Semibrove Rest Minim Rest Crotehet Rest A whole bar's rest Gets 2 counts, Gers I count a” ie ¥ ‘The semebreve Rest hangs from the 4th ‘The Minim Rest lies on the ‘The Crotehet Rest looks like Tine like a monkey om a tree 3rd line like a pussy eat Sea Gull in Hight 1 Trace Draw four Semibrove Rests 2 Trace Draw four Minim Rests + t — | 3 Trace Draw four Crotchet Rests Date,20 HOW MANY COUNTS TO EACH REST ? “W FOR SemupReve REST WRITE THE COUNTS To €ACH BAR IN THE FOLLOWING — REMEMBER, A SEMIAREVE REST MEANS 4 FULL BAR REST, NO MATTER WHAT THE TIME SIGNATURE IS, Count: Count. CountSET ONE ee ME No. Pupil's Name Grade (or Star). DRAW BAR LINES IN THE PROPER. PLACES IN THE FOLLOWING EXAMPLES - DON'T FORGET, A’SEMIBREVE REST MEANS *A WHOLE BARS REST IT CAN BE A 2-COUNT BAR, A 3=COUNT BAR OR A 4-COUNT BAR. L.Draw in the Bar Lines, 2. Transpose these notes to the Bass. 4- EF To D4 = © Copyright MEME by The Wit Mie Co tonal Copyrige Secured Date 2122 from "Lullaby" by Brahms 3. Jranspose to Treble Puzzle Pix 4. A Find a word in cach picture that can be spelled in notes, then write it (in semibreves) in each Clef, THIS POOR LITTLE FLOWER 1S FADED YOu ARE AWARDED THIS MEDAL FOR, 4 GOOD DEEDSET ONE, 2a Pupit's Name Grade (or Star) THis THE Suan sign] (Fis as twe Fiat sien) | (Wwid 1s THE NATURAL Siow) 1. Trace the Signs and Notesin he following and notice perticulatly how the Signs are placed actly the same as noses when they are of the lines or inthe spaces, 2 3, Write these notes in both Treble and Bass, (Semibreves) Date,A Day at the Circus 4. Complete the story by writing the letter-nanies of the notes on the lines below. Iewasan exciting day when = and = went tothe circus with their dad § Dest of alt they hed the animals. One monkey made funny $A when they & =| him auts, ‘They were half afraid of the lion who roared as he paced back and forth in his SS “The circus man sai they could | peanuts, Cotetedetan tae nine as GREE] vbr snd han oH ret when they SS hi. ESEZ=SA ought her a hag of popcoon and they each had an apple on FEZ Iarick. The funay antics of the clowns made SESH] and SEES ugh. To mabe the day comple, = bought them each & balloon to take home.Pupil's Name. Eee! SET ONE Sono ‘The Quaver Grade (orSua), & quaver, HAS A FULL HEAD, TWO OF THEM TOGETHER, GET ONE FULL COUNT. WHEN JOINED TOGETHER A EAM IS USED. UT TAKES THE, PLACE OF A HOOK. 1, Change each of these Crotchets into Quavers by adding a hook, Make Quavers in pairs by joining stems. Seer a # 2. Write notes having diflerent counts as directed below. A2-countnote, __Al-countnote,__A %-count note. A4-count note. A 3-count note, 3. Write the counts in the example below. Date26 THE QUAVER REST LOOKS uke THs % Trace Draw: IT IS EASY TO REMEMBER | BECAUSE IT 1S MADE LIKE THE FIGURE 7 4. Draw the Rest Sign foreach of these notes, 5. Write the counts Count Count. Another Spelling Bee 6 Write these words (in semibreves) in bath Clets‘The Scout Hike 1. Spell the musical words as before. Be careful of the Accidentals as they formn part of the story. vas es November day when ace EB]. the Scout Masts eS took Troop eS tora hike, He found SEE stone and caught them how toruba oie blade on it to make SEAS Uncle BESS Sag showed then how to make a —— of coals to cook the Sa they had Drought along, Whitey wee etn. ite deg ame and ESS tor one thing for them to do as they were always kind tw animals, and Uncle SEZ=ZEY aia erat was their good eS for the day. At the sun went down, they started home with a smile on every a SS and happy.Ther sone note missing fom each ‘bar in the following, wit be eithera dora dd \Write in the missing noes BE SURE TO EXAMINE THE COUNTS! THIS WILL HELP IN FINDING THE RIGHT NOTE Sions 12 3 t 2 9 Las dz 1203 1 28 5. Spell these words in both Clefs, using the kind of note shown below the letters.Pupil's Name. THE SET ONE ae ment Wri 1g Time Sign Grade (or Star) Tey wave ForcoT TEN TO PRINT THE rie stowaTunes | (BUT THEY ARC EASY] TO PUT IN (JUST WRITE THE CORRECT COUNTS IN EACH BAR AND THAT WILL SHOW WHAT THE TIME. SIGNATURE 1. First write the counts. then put in the proper Time Signatures. © conseiene emu ‘The Wal Mane Co Date,HERE IS AN INTERESTING DRILL GAME! IT IS PLAYED LIKE THIS : YOU CHANGE EACH SEMIBREVE INTO A MINIM OR CROTCHET, SO THAT IT EXACTLY FILLS THE BAR as SHOWN BY THE TIME SIGNATURE, IT'S LOTS OF FUN, BUT BE CAREFUL! ‘Counts. 1_2 12 12 12 te too? counts 1 2 3 1 2 4 128 1 2 4 1 B 1203 Counts 1 2 3 4 os es 4 1 23a tea 4 SHARP, FLAT AND NATURAL SIGNS ARE CALLED ACCIDENTALS SEE IF YOU CAN NAME. AND PLACE THE ACCIDENTALS, IN THE FOLLOWING 5. Write the name ofthe note to whieh the Accidental belo 6. Put the proper Accidental before the note indicated, “Having successfully completed this book, the pupil should be assigned Theory Drill Games,