Pulse is a steady beat Feel it moving in your feet Always steady keep in time Tap your feet and

say this rhyme

Coca Cola went to town Pepsi Cola shot him down Doctor Pepper fixed him up Changed him into Seven Up

Starlight, starbright First star I see tonight Wish I may, wish I might Have the wish I wish tonight

CO CA Te te

CO LA Te - te

WENT TO te - te

TOWN ta

PEP SI

CO LA

SHOT HIM

DOWN

DOC TOR

PEP - PER

FIXED

HIM

UP

CHANGED HIM IN - TO

SE VEN

UP

STICK NOTATION

ta

te - te

Co ca Pep si Doc tor Changed him

co la went to town co la shot him down Pep - per fixed him up in to se ven up

1 A B C D

ta

REST= 1 beat

THE MUSICAL ALPHABET

Music is written on a STAVE like this one. How many LINES are there?

How many spaces are there?

Notes are named using the first 7 letters of the alphabet

How will you remember?

If its on a LINE use your RHYME!

If its in a space use your FACE

FLIPS DOING BONKERS

GO
ELEPHANTS

HOMEWORK! Make up your own RHYME to remember the letter names of the LINES

BARS, BARLINES and TIME SIGNATURES

You already know that music is divided into equal BARS using BARLINES.

How many bars are there?

To work out how LONG each bar should be we use a TIME SIGNATURE.

The TOP number tells you how many beats the bar should add up to.... this one tells you there are 4 beats in each bar.

How many beats in each bar for these time signatures?

HELP!! Someone has stolen the BARLINES. and the TIME SIGNATURES. Can you help to put them back???

Remember Your Note Shapes! Label each shape correctly

Dotted minim = 3 beats

Semibreve = 4 beats Crotchet rest = 1 beat

Minim = 2 beats

Quavers = 2 half beats

Crotchet = 1 Beat

Rests and Signs

Here are some of the signs and rests used in the music you are playing. How many do you recognise?

crotchet rest

minim rest

semibreve rest

Complete the exercises in your pupil booklet. You have 2 minutes:)

Signs and Symbols

The music you will be playing has other SIGNS and SYMBOLS that tell you different things.
Some tell you how slow or fast to play ANDANTE means play SLOWLY

ALLEGRO means play QUICKLY

Fast or Slow?
Answer these 10 questions in your workbook. Choose from: ANDANTE or ALLEGRO

1. This example is played............ 2. This example is played............ 3. This example is played............ 4. This example is played............ 5. This example is played............ 6. This example is played............ 7. This example is played............ 8. This example is played............ 9. This example is played............ 10.This example is played............

More Signs and Symbols

Some signs tell you how LOUD or SOFT to play some even tell you to get louder or get softer. p this means play QUIETLY

mf

this means play QUITE LOUDLY

this means play LOUDLY

CRESCENDO means gradually get LOUDER

DIMINUENDO means gradually get QUIETER

EVEN More Signs and Symbols

This STRANGE looking symbols tell you to REPEAT the music:

and this one tells you to PAUSE on the note you are playing.

Now complete your worksheet.

YOU CANNOT BE SERIOUS MAN!! MORE signs and symbols???

Actually, these are QUITE important, you know!! These symbols affect the notes that you play. A FLAT A SHARP makes a note LOWER makes a note HIGHER

A NATURAL

cancels a sharp or flat

This means that on a KEYBOARD youll have to use the BLACK NOTES

The BLACK Notes

If a SHARP makes a note HIGHER find and circle all the F#s on this keyboard using the RED pen. If a FLAT makes a note LOWER find and circle all the Bbs on this keyboard using the BLUE pen. Did you get them all??

Almost there!!
Look at these two pieces of music notice where the sharps and flats are.

The KEY SIGNATURE tells you which notes should be SHARP and which should be FLAT. Which line is the sharp on? Which line is the flat on? Now CIRCLE the sharps in the first piece of music and circle the flast in the second piece of music.

KEY SIGNATURES
There are just 3 KEY SIGNATURES for you to remember.

no sharps or flats play all notes natural

1 FLAT

1 SHARP

play all
Bs flat

play all
Fs sharp

Now complete your worksheet.

Putting it all Together

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.

How many beats are in each bar? Put the time signature in the correct place. In this key signature, what notes are affected? Are there any in this piece? How many minims are there? I would like to play this piece TWICE, put the correct symbol in place. I would like the last note to be held for a long time, put the correct symbol in place.

Well done, now complete the last page of your workbook