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1 Chapter 1: Pitch 15 Instructor's Name: _ LESSON 3: ExERCISES 31. Provide letter names for these notes on the treble staff (C, E, and G only). Work as quickly as you can. c. d. '. c. 32. Provide letter names for these notes (C, D, E, F, G, A, and B only). Work as quickly as you can., d. ' _.

2 16 Chapter 1: Pitch '" 0 I\ t.,i 'I 33. Provide letter names for these notes, including accidentals. (Ignore any unfamiliar symbols and just concentrate on naming the notes. Be aware that an accidental remains in force throughout the measure. For example, if an E has a flat sign near the beginning of a measure, all of the remaining Es in the measure are assumed to be E, even without repeating the flat sign.), C l L=;. L. 3 I\ t: ::;:> a. Mozart, Piano Sonata (the melodic motion is primarily stepwise). 'I OJll"" T T 7 b. Bach, Chorale melody (the melody is in six parts, called phrases. The end of each phrase is identified with a symbol called a fermata, which indicates that a note is to be sustained for an indefinite duration.) f d 1 r r i.j J 1 m 'f ur r r 1 clh 1 F r Ir., I., J r I ''r r err 1.,., r r 1., s r B r r &J J 1w.., J J F I J. c. Haydn, String Quartet (this melody is divided roughly into two halves that begin the same way but end differently). & 1 r 1 E F r 1 J' F JJ1 J J r 1 E F r 1 7 " = J J rr 1 r1 r 1 r r r 1 r r r 1 gr E r 1 r 1

3 Chapter 1: Pitch 17 Date: Instructor's Name: d. Bach, Fugue in G Major (the melody ascends slowly to its highpoint, then descends rapidly back to where it began). ' 3,J J J J #J J J J J J J 1J J J J) F J J #J) r If F r E r j J J J J I ffj) e. Handy, "St. Louis Blues" (the two halves of this melody begin differently but end the same). JJ. = JJ f. Schubert, "Heidenroslein" (the entire melody lies within one octave, from the G above middle C to the Gan octave higher). I I I 1

4 18 Chapter 1: Pitch g. Mozart, "Dove sono" (the two phrases of this melody are shaped like arches, rising to a high point and then descending to their close). &1r DIFr'IDF m1cj:d,ll IB'F DI 7, E?r f ]' I F a ' I r D I F? ' I D F m I jj D ' I J. Efll : I I Ci Eilf!F.,.._ m 1r btbilr Ir * 0 34 Write the indicated notes on the treble staff... c# G G Ab Ab B n# a. b. c. ' EJ I I I I I I Db E G# F F Gb A A D D Bb Eb n# c G A# d A cb F# F# B E E c#

5 Chapter 1: Pitch 19 Instructor's Name: 35 Use arrows to connect each note on the staff to the corresponding key on the keyboard. Your arrows should extend all the way to the proper key and they may not cross. [,J Ii /'!!. ). a.,, I\ / I,,,_ " b.. a.. I\ / ll I. " c.,..

6 20 Chapter 1: Pitch 36. For each indicated key on the keyboard, write the corresponding note on the treble staff. You will need ledger lines for some of the highersounding notes. bie e I e e I e c. 0 a. I\ 37. Provide enharmonic notes. Remember that enharmonic notes share the same pitch, but have different letter names. c# = Db Eb = A# = d = D# = F# = Fb = u I' I. I# 11,. 1 1# I 1,. a# = Gb = Bb = Db = Ab = B= E= b ,. I I.

7 Chapter 1: Pitch 23 Date: Instructor's Name: LESSON 4: EXERCISES 4 1. Provide letter names for these notes on the bass staff (C, E, and G only). Work as quickly as you can. a b. 9:. 42. Provide letter names for these notes on the bass staff (C, D, E, F, G, A, and B). Work as quickly as you can.

8 24 Chapter 1: Pitch Provide letter names for these notes, including accidentals. (Ignore any unfamiliar symbols and just concentrate on naming the notes. Be aware that an accidental remains in force throughout the measure. For example, if an E has a flat sign near the beginning of a measure, all of the remaining Es in the measure are assumed to be E, even without repeating the flat sign.) a. Bach, Fugue in G minor (the melody pushes up to middle C from the Can octave below). b. Chopin, Prelude in C minor (each note is heard simultaneously in two different octaves). c. Mendelssohn, Piano Trio (the space outlined by the initial leap is filled in again and again). J T?f I c:fti tj ran 1 4 f RJJ1Punn1vur u 1r d. Bach, Fugue in G Major (this melody moves mostly by step, but contains two large ascending leaps). 4 r pr u E LEH 1r r r r r 1 r r r r E 1 r fr r r c: frrr1r E d J J J J J I

9 Chapter 1: Pitch 25 Name: Date: Instructor's Name: e. Mozart, Piano Sonata (this bass line moves around quite a bit, but always returns to A). 4 I J p I 7 f. Bach, Chorale melody (the first, third, and last phrases end on D). 4 I:\ I:\,. J 1 r r CJ r 1 r r r er er 1 c:r u 1 g. Schubert, "Death and the Maiden" (this slow, stately bass line is designed to suggest the irresistibility of death and its fixity of purpose). 9: ' 6 9= w J J J IJ J J 1J J J Ir r r IJ J J I J J 1J J J lj J J 1J J J 11 51' d d J I d J J I J J J I 1J J J I ;J ;J I J lj J J I

10 26 Chapter 1: Pitch h. Lang, Song (this bass line starts and ends on Eb). :>= I ''Ell r r r r 1 r r Ir "F. [ p r Id a J. J Write the indicated notes on the bass staff. CDRO. a. F# c# G G Ab Ab B n# b. Db E G# F F Gb A A c. D D Bb Eb n# c G A# d. A cb F# F# B E E c# 45. Use arrows to connect each note on the staff to the corresponding key on the keyboard. Your arrows should extend all the way to the proper key and they may not cross. I. a.. =. I,!! I!!! I!! I!!! I '! I b.

11 Chapter 1: Pitch 27 Instructor's Name: c. '. I,. I,,,_ t l _._ 46. For each indicated key on the keyboard, write the corresponding note on the bass staff. You will need ledger lines for some of the lowersounding notes. I I I \,.,. 1 'f \ \. b. 9:

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