Elements of Music

Objectives
 Identify the common musical symbols and
terms.

 Discuss the basic concepts of rhythm, time

signature, key signature and melody.

 Perform simple rhythmic pattern and

conducting gestures.

 Read and sing notes of a musical piece.

The music staff and symbols
 The staff - 5 horizontal lines and 4 spaces.
Clef signs
 Placed at the beginning of the staff.
Treble clef
 Also known as the G clef
Bass clef
 Also known as the F clef
Grand staff
Bar lines and measures
 Bar lines are the vertical lines you see on a
music staff.
RHYTHM

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Note/Rest Name Beats

Whole note / rest 4 beats

Half note / rest 2 beats

Quarter note / rest 1 beats

Eighth note / rest ½ beats

Sixteenth note / rest ¼ beats

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8 Time Signature
Note/Rest Name Beats

Dotted half note/rest6 beats

Half note / rest 4 beats

Quarter note / rest 2 beats

Eighth note / rest 1 beat

Sixteenth note / rest 1/2 beat

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Rhythmic Patterns
Conducting Gestures
3 4
2 4 4
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Time Signature and Broken Measure
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Himig Pasko

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Melody – a succession of
tones arranged carefully to
give us an interesting and
pleasing sound.

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do re mi fa so la ti do

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Zoltan Kodaly Hand Signs

“Sing My Hand”
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 Grand
Staff

do re mi fa so la ti do re mi fa so la ti do

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Key Signature – indicates what key
a section of music is written in. Key
signatures are represented by using
accidentals—better known as sharps
and flats.

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Key signature
 Flats or sharps just to the right of the clef
sign.

 Purpose of key signature.

◦ Indicates the key.
◦ Reduces the need for including sharps, flats and
naturals with every note.
 C Major Scale

do re mi fa so la ti do

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 F Major Scale

fa so la ti do re mi fa
do re mi fa so la ti do
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 G Major

so la ti do re mi fa so
do re mi fa so la ti do
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