UNIT 1

RHYTHMIC
SYMBOLS
LESSON 1: LET’S READ MUSIC

NOTATION
 What is Notation?
Notation is how music is written. It is
the language of music. Notation is
important so that music can be preserve
and anyone can play the composed
music. Notation is important for it to
used to transcribe, preserve, and play
composed music.
How does notation look like?
Music was written a
long time ago.
Ancient music
notations were
written by carving on
clay tablets 4,000
years ago.
The modern way of
notation was
developed 2,000
years later and
written using ink and
parchment paper.
Today, music sheets
are printed using
computers.
 What are the elements in a
notation?
Music is made up of The note is used to
sounds and silences. indicate sound in
For notation, music and the rest
symbols for sounds represents silence.
and silences have Each note has a
corresponding rest
been established. and number of beats.
KINDS OF NOTES AND RESTS
 NAME NOTE REST VALUE
(Number of beats)
Whole note/rest 4
Half note/rest 2
Quarter 1
note/rest
Eighth note/rest ½
Sixteenth ¼
note/rest
How are music symbols used in
notation?
What other musical symbols are
used in notation?
 STAFF
Is a set of five
lines and four
spaces.
 CLEF SIGNS
Are another
important music
symbols.
They are used to
tell notes that
should be written
on the staff.