Flats — The FLAT sign (} ) before a note lowers the pitch of that note. On the keyboard, play the next key to the left, whether black or white. then add the heavie, When speaking of flatted notes, To draw a flat sign, fiest evedlline the word “flat” comes after A flat draw a vertical line: the letter name, asin A flat. —— However, in written music, the — == flat sign comes before the note. — When a flat sign is attached to a line note, , the flat is eed on the line. Add flat signs to the line notes below. be. oS eo o> So ————— De When a flat sign is attached to a space note, the flat is centered in the space. |Add flat signs to the space notes below. ae re 7 = ze Exercises gag" the example, write flat signs before each note, then name the notes. Write the names of the piano keys in the boxes. Write a treble clef and the notes oo ————————eeeeee—e—e——e indicated on the staff <————_———_[_—[—[——— using half notes. lt Write a bass clef and the notes —_— indicated on the staff ————————————————————s using quarter notes, eeeThe SHARP sign (#) be: Sharps ——— LESSON 23 a: fore a note raises the pitch of that note. On the ke play the next key to the right black or white. yboard, whether When speaking of sharped notes, 5 To dr r the word “sharp” comes after the sharp ‘aw a sharp sign, first then add the heavier draw two vertical lines: letter name, as in C sharp ae ae slanting lines: However, in written music, the = sharp sign comes before the note. When a sharp sign is attached to a line note, the sharp is centered on the line. = ——— Add sharp signs to the line notes below. : tote =e o oO When a sharp sign is attached to a space note, the sharp is centered in the space. ‘Add sharp signs to the space notes below. o jo Exercises Ey nthe example, write | sharp signs before each note, then name the ; notes. By wiereramecrne (F] (} (a 1 Ca piano keys in the boxes. Ey Write a treble clef and the notes indicated on the staff using single 8th notes. Or Write a bass clef and the notes indicated on the staff Using dotted half notes. Sy,wi Lesson 24 aturals intimacies + flat The NATURAL sign () before a note cancels a previous sharP On the keyboard, a note atural is always 2 white Key. y note after a natural is away’ finch dre Oe a, yw a natural SF Fight half Te erawr the left hal When speaking of natural notes, ia ist the word “natural” comes after B natural the letter name, as in B natural. — When a natural sign is attached to a line note, the natural is centered on the line. i the line notes below. add natural signs tO When a natural sign is attached to a space the notes below. signs to the space note, the natural is centered in the space. Add natural s! they are called ACCIDENTALS. it for that measure onl When b, # or signs appear within a musical piece, {An accidental sign affects the notes written on the same line or space followin (Fe) (Ay) (eb) ER Fe (Fe) O} A bar line cancels all accidentals in the previous measure, except if a note is tied across the bar line. (ct) (Bb) BK Exercises aa _ —— In the example, write natural signs before each note, then name the notes. eo Write the names of the notes on the lines below the stat | Circus March (from “Entry of the Gladiators") ; i : Julius Fudik (1872-1914 | te ,Whole Steps, fa Half Sx Ps and Enharmonic Notes The key a half step up from € m any key to isch Th also a half keys above or bel WHOLE ct down from D, and is known as D» The distance fro: Many notes sound the same but are written differently. These notes are called ENHARMONIC NOTES. Exercises ————_—_—__—_—_ Ey Te enharmonic note for Fis The enharmonic note for Et The enharmonic note for Gis __. The enharmonic note for Bf is, Write the 2 indicated enharmonic notes on the staff and name the notes in the spaces below: a. one half step above G b. one half step below F & one half step below B d. one half step above D Write the indicated notes on the staff and the name of the note in the spaces below. BM if there are enharmonic notes, write both. 2. one whole step above Gt b. one whole step below F & one whole step below A d. one whole step above E Name the notes and indicate whether the distance between each pair of notes is a whole step (W) or a half step (H).