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    A Sams Ve Yo Oy itt Semibreve /Whole note 4 beats ~ oO Minim /Half note 2 beats Crotchet /Quater note 1 beat J Quawver /One Fighth note 2 1 =z beat i t Notation Value and Rests 4 beats 2 beats 1 beat 1 > beat Notation value comparison chart Semibreve Minim d iS cum gf J 7\ /\ Quaver Note Rest Whole Note uy (4Beats) Half Note (2Beats) xm oe g 7 Eighth Note (Half @ Beat) Accidentals &§ Enharmonic equivalents There are two types of notes on the Keyboard or Piano. All the white keys are considered Natural notes. A natural tone has no sharps or flats. The black keys on a keyboard indicate a sharp or flat note, these are called Accidentals. In music notation, accidentals are placed in front of the note they alter. SEMITONE - A semitone is also known as a Half step. It is the nearest distance between two keys. TONE - A Tone is made up of Two semitones (Half steps). A Tone will have one note in the middle. A sharp raises the pitch by a semitone. SHARPS - So, the nearest note to the Right hand side becomes a sharp. A flat lowers the pitch by a semitone. FLATS - So, the nearest note to the Left hand side becomes a flat. A Natural sign cancels the accidentals NATURAL - (Sharps or Flats), bringing it back to the original pitch (Natural note). Notes that have two names but indicate the same pitch , are called Enharmonic Equivalents. Introduction to M Music has 7 main notes ( also know as pitches),that are denoted with the help of English alphabet as : A BC DE F G D®O®OO®D As music is a language, it has its own format or method of notation. These music notations are written on a STAFF / STAVE. A Staff / Stave is made up of 5 lines and 4 spaces. THE STAFF 5 4 Lines 3 2 1 Spaces FH NWA There are 2 main Clefs (Signs) in music that we need to know: The Treble clef is also known as the ‘G clef as it curls Treble clef around or starts from the second line on the staff. Notes written after this clef are played by the Right hand in most keyboard and string instruments. e e ‘The Bass clef is also known as the ‘F Clef as it starts from the fourth line on the staff. Bass clef Notes written after this clef are played by the Left hand in Keyboard instrument Grit yy Yee} eats (Nate (le Notes on Lines Note names on Treble § Bass clefs DoS (GE Notes on Lines E G BDF Every Good Bird Does Fly FA C E®@ Lines and spaces together Notes in Spaces ; a G B D FA Good Boys Don't Fight Always Notes in Spaces A c E G All Cows Eat Grass Lines and spaces together ——— GA BC DEF GA a EFGABCDEFGASS SS AA) SAN Suny FQ chool oe Grand Staff § Elements of music GRAND STAFF is really two staves joined together by a rewiecet — brace. (Staves is the plural of staff or stave ). Se BRACE - The brace is a curly bracket that holds the Grand staff together, making it convenient to read. BAR LINES - Bar lines are used to divide the music (beats) equally according to the Time Signature. BAR - The space between two bar lines is called a bar/ measure. DOUBLE BAR LINES - It indicates the end of a piece, and can be used to indicate the end of a section. barlines / b % i \ t bar } the staft 4/4 time signature bt treble clef Ledger line notes Ledger or Leger lines are small lines drawn above /below the staff to denote notes that go higher/ lower than the staff,or higher /lower than the middle range of notes. INNER LEDGER LINES These are ledger lines that are in between the treble and bass clefs. They are the same notes written differently on the treble & bass clefs. ‘These are ledger lines that are above the treble clef & below the bass clef. These denote really high & low notes. Dotted notes A dot placed after the note, increases the length of a note by half it’s value. Dotted semibreve/ Dotted whole note °g I 0 Dotted minim/ Dotted half note Dotted Crotchet / Dotted Quarter note Mo ce ho4

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