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Grade 2 Music Theory - Lesson 18: Handwriting Music

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It is very important that you write music in a way that is easy for others to read. Practise regularly, and look back at music you have
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Common Mistakes

Here are some very common mistakes that students make when writing out music - make sure you don't make them!

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Make sure the note stems are pointing in the right direction.

Black note-heads must be a good solid colour - make sure you can see no white space at all inside the notehead.

Don't make the note heads too big. Grade 2 Course

Don't forget ties!

Ledger lines are an extension of the stave and should be the same height apart, and slightly wider than the note heads. In this 1. Notes, Rests & Ledge
example, the B ledger line is too high, and the A ledger line is not wide enough!
1. Notes, Rests & Ledge

2. Treble & Bass Clef, Pi

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2. Treble & Bass Clef, Pi

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4. Minor Scales

4. Minor Scales Exercise

5. Degrees of the Scale

5. Degrees of the Scale

6. Key Signatures & Acc

6. Key Signatures & Acc

7. Working with Key Sign

7. Working with Key Sign

8. Writing Scales

8. Writing Scales Exercis

9. Simple Time Signatur

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10. Working with Time S

10. Working with Time S

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11. Rewriting in a New T

11. Rewriting in a New T

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12. Adding Rests

12. Adding Rests Exerci

13. Tonic Triads

13. Tonic Triads Exercis

14. Intervals

14. Intervals Exercises

15. Triplets

15. Triplets Exercises

16. Composing a Rhythm

16. Composing a Rhythm

17. Foreign Terms (ABR

17. Foreign Terms (Trini

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17. Foreign Terms Exerc

18. Handwriting Music

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