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1 19 LESSON 17 TES AND SLURS A T E is a curved line that connects two adjacent The tone is held as though the two notes are one. notes of the same pitch. A SLUR is a curved line that connects notes of different 9:i r7?l! pitch. A slur indicates that the music is to be sung or played as smoothly as possible. There should not be any space between the notes within the slur. 1. Write the number of beats that each pair of tied notes would receive. d,,-_) = 3 beats o"-,,d = beats J,--J = beats JJ = beats - d.j beats d. beats = ""'" " 0 J = beats J d. = beats '-- 2. Write the note that equals the number of beats that each pair of tied notes would receive. J d. = 0 "---" d = JJ = 3. Mark the places where you would take a breath if you were singing or playing this music Add the bar lines in the following examples, then count and clap the rhythms. 2 J d d. J f J d f J! J J d J d. (' ('. C) J J J J J J J J J

2 20 LESSON18 REPEAT SGNS Two dots placed before a double bar line j means go back to the beginning and play again. Sometimes, you repeat back to another repeat sign. J J J f : J! J f J J J J -- d J f. Go Back 1. On the blank staff below, write the indicated piece of music as it would appear without using a repeat sign. (Some notes are indicated as a guide.) 2. On the blank staff below, write the indicated piece of music as it would appear without using the repeat signs. (Some notes are indicated as a guide.) 2:af : 2:z r H rr 3. On the blank staff below, rewrite this piece of music using a repeat sign.

3 LESSON 19 FRST AND SECOND ENDNGS 21 -:"'e repeat sign tells you to go back to the beginning. On the repeat, skip the first ending =. -: play the second ending. PLAY THS ENDNG FRST TME ONLY SECOND TME ONLY \2 r-r-1-j J did J f J--':J J d SECOND TME -::.On the blank staff, write this piece of music as it would app.ear without the first and second endings. :: On the blank staff, rewrite this piece of music using a first and second ending. EJ: i J J J J r J J T-j J j d :r (J F r J J==j J J J l. 12. E._..11

4 22 LESSON 20 REVEW OF LESSONS A tie is a curved line that connects two notes of the pitch. 2. The tone is held as though the two notes were _ 3. A slur is a curved line that connects two notes of pitch. 4. A slur indicates that the music is to be sung or played as as possible. 5. Two dots placed before a double bar is a sign. 6. A repeat sign means go back to the and play again. 7. Sometimes, you repeat back to another sign. 8. f a piece has a first and second ending, you play the first ending the time only. On the repeat you the first ending and play the ending. 9. Add the number of counts and write the sums. J + J J = 5" d. + d d '--" = '----" + d J = J + J. "-" + J J 0 = 0 + o = '-"" J + J. = J + d J = "--'" 10. Subtract the number of counts and write the remainder. o o d. o 11. Write the word tie or slur, describing the curved line in each measure. 12. Each measure has one mistake. Make changes or additions 50 each measure is correct. o 7) - _

5 L.! LESSON 21 EGHTH NOTES An ECHTH NOTE looks like a quarter note with a flag added to its stem. 23 To draw an eighth note first draw a quarter note. Then add a flag. Try making these quarter notes into eighth notes.. Two or more eighth notes are joined together by a beam. Try drawing two pairs of beamed eighth notes (1 pair stems up -1 down)...-!! - -.."...". - " -pr--d.... fm'p ;.;,..,... "",...,..." / «Two eighth notes equal one quarter Four eighth notes equal one half note. note. Eight eighth notes equal one whole note. n time, an eighth note receives 1;2 of a beat. 1&2&3&4& 1. Fill in the missing beats with the appropriate notes. Use only quarter and/or eighth notes. 112 J L J f L L J 4 ii J J JJ F n J DJ LJlJ 2. Add the number of counts and write the sum under each line. } n d 0 J J.: } J n J 0 } 0 J 1 3. Add the number of counts and write one note equal in value to the sum. l' n d r: d n J } J n J. d d n

6 24 LESSON 22 EGHTH REST An EGHTH REST looks like this. Try drawing 5 eighth rests t -t = -: <, Two eighth rests equal one quarter rest. f --- / -, / -, Four eighth rests equal one half rest. -t -t -t -t =.-. f f f i t" / \ / \ / \ \ Eight eighth rests equal one whole rest. -t -t -t -t -t -t -t -t = --- -t -t -t -t -t -t. n time, one eighth rest equals Y2 of a beat. j!f!f!f!f!f!f!f!f 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1. Fill in the missing beats with the appropriate rests. Use only quarter and/or eighth rests. 2. Fill in the missing beats with the appropriate notes or rests. Use any or as many as you wish. --",,-J_}K-.K..J E...-J +--f ---"L.-d J --t The first measure in each of the lines below is complete. Add the correct time signature and complete the remaining measures. Write in the counting. Then count the beats and clap the rhythm. n } -t ---J ----t-- }_d ---E...;n---J,,-f \

7 LESSON 23 DOTTED QUARTER NOTES 'y\eat eady know that a dot adds one half the value of the original note.." j, 2, a times! a quarter note equals one count. J = one count (n) A dot after the quarter note adds 1;2 count (1;2 of the original value). A dotted quarter note equals 11;2 counts.. = 1;2 count ( ) ) J. = 11;2 counts (m) "l J n Jn J. 1: J i 1 J. ; d J 1 2 & 1 (2) & 1 (2) & (2) & 1 2 J nj--n,j. }J. ; J. ; J. } & 3 (4) & 1 (2) & 3 (4) & 1 (2) & 3 (4) & Add the bar lines in the following examples, then count the beats and clap the rhythm. j J. }j d. J J -j} J n J. }j J. )J njj d. "1 J 'f ;J nn n}-r J. J J. } nj j J i J. }J J JJTJ J J. }JJJ 'i }J J Add the bar lines and name the pitches. u). 3. Add the bar lines and draw the pitches indicated. f the pitch indicated can be drawn in more than one place on the staff, choose which one you want to write. Use the rhythm indicated. ""1'-,..,.,...,,. ri -t.. rj G C D C A G F C F C D E F F F

8 26 LESSON 24 REVEW OF LESSONS An eighth note looks like a quarter note with a added to its stem. 2. Two or more eighth notes are joined together by a _ 3. Two eighth notes equal quarter note. 4. Four eighth notes equal quarter notes. 5. One whole note equals half notes, or quarter notes, or eighth notes. 6. A dotted note receives 11;2 counts. 7. Answer each problem with only one note. J + } = n +} = J.+ l' = n + J = d + J = d. +n = r. J = d + n = 8. Answer each problem with only one note. d J. 0 J. J. d. d -f -J -n -f - J. -n -n 9. Write the correct time signature for each of the following measures. j. l' J j. } '14J d. JmJ f 1/ J. 1'J 1/ '1 }J 1/ JJ }j; 10. Write the following rhythm on the blank staff using any notes you wish. "l J. : f'l... -

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