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1 First Name: Last Name: Class: How to Read Music 1. What is a beat? a. When thinking about a beat, think about your i. What three words describe a beat? b. Let s play a beat on the piano. i. We need to find a C. 1. CIRCLE ALL GROUPS OF 2! 2. The circled groups of 2 come AFTER the C key. Label all C s. How many C s are there? 2. What is rhythm? (A beat can be a rhythm but a rhythm cannot be a beat.) a. Rhythm is the of and. 3. What s the difference? RHYTHM BEAT Write in one word to describe what you hear. Write in one word to describe what you hear. 1

2 4. Let s play a rhythm on the piano. a. Do you remember how to find C? i. What do you need to CIRCLE? ii. Where do the groups of 2 black keys show? 5. We create Rhythms by adding &. a. Notes create b. Rests create The parts of a NOTE: The Quarter Note What it looks like: Draw your own! Sounds like: Equals: OR 2

3 7. The Quarter Rest What it looks like: Draw your own! Think: Equals: 8. Let s Clap and Speak! a. How many quarter notes are there? b. How many quarter rests are there? c. Bonus: Can you name the song? 9. Let s play this rhythm on the piano. a. We need to find an F. i. CIRCLE ALL GROUPS OF 3! ii. The circled groups of 3 come AFTER the F key. Label all F s. iii. Do you remember where C is? Label all C s 10. The Half Note What it looks like: Draw your own! Sounds like: Equals: OR 3

4 11. The Half Rest What it looks like: Draw your own! Think: Equals: a. What does it look like? 12. Let s Clap and Speak! a. Fill in the syllables for the half notes. b. How many half notes are there? c. How many half rests are there? d. Bonus: Can you name the melody? 13. Let s find an A on the keyboard a. Circle all groups of 3. b. Label all A s d. Is A closer to F or C? e. Label all F s and C s. 14. The Whole Note What it looks like: Draw your own! Sounds like: Equals: 4

5 15. The Whole Rest What it looks like: Draw your own! Think: Equals: a. It s an up-side-down top hat! b. Let s clap and speak! i. How many quarter notes are there? ii. How many quarter rests are there? iii. How many whole notes are there? iv. How many whole rests are there? c. Let s find an E on the keyboard i. Circle all groups of 2. Can you label the E s? ii. Label all C s, F s, and A s. 5

6 16. The Music Family Tree a. Label the tree. a. Compare the Musical Tree to a Pizza: = = = 17. The Dot Rule! a. The comes the note head or rest. b. The dot half the number of to the note or rest. i. Draw the example below: The Dotted Half Note What it looks like: Draw your own! Sounds like: Equals: h. Let s Put it to the Test 6

7 18. Looking closer at the music. a. Count how many beats are in between each barline. How many? b. Take a look at the two numbers that are circled! The top number tells you how many The bottom number tells you - = WAIT! What is a measure? a. b. Let s take a look: 7

8 19. Time Signature a. The time signature is placed at the of a piece of music. i. Let s look at a piece of music. Write in the beat values, counting, and rhythm h \ q Q \ H \ q q \ c. #4 i. Let s look at a piece of music. Write in the beat values, counting, and rhythm syllables. #4 q h \ H q \ q Q q \ h. \ 8

9 d. $4 i. Let s look at a piece of music. Write in the beat values, counting, and rhythm syllables. $4 q Q h \ W \ h. Q \ w \ 20. Let s Take a Look i. What is the time signature? ii. How many barlines are there? iii. How many measures are there? 9

10 21. Let s Learn the Remaining Keys! i. We need to find D, G, and B. ii. Fill in C, E, F, and A. Then see if you can find D, G, and B and label them. Let s Put it to the Test! Melody 22. Melody is the of that creates the of a song. 23. Melody is written on a. Place the numbers on the correct lines and spaces. a. The staff has lines. b. The staff has spaces. 10

11 24. Treble Clef a. The treble clef is used to read the notes played by the hand on the keyboard. b. Treble Clef Lines i. E G B D F c. Treble Clef Spaces i. Treble clef spaces spell the word. d. When you combine the lines and spaces you get the (A, B, C, D, E, F, G). 11

12 e. Notes below the staff. Middle C is located on the line below the staff. D is located in the below the staff. f. Notes above the staff. G is located in A is located on the the line above the staff. above the staff. 25. Stems Stems go like the letter below the 3 rd line. Stems go like the letter on and above The 3 rd line. 12

13 26. Treble Clef and the Keyboards a. Each line and space has a Specific on the. Let s Put it to the Test! 27. Using your fingers on the piano! THUMBS ARE #1! 28. Let s Play A Song! i. We need to find C, D, E, F and G. ii. Label all C, D, E, F and G s. 13

14 29. Using your fingers on the piano! Write the letter that each finger plays in each box. THUMBS ARE #1! Directions: a. Write the letter names of the notes on the lines provided. b. Write in the rhythm syllables above each note and rest. c. Answer the questions. i. How many measures are in the song? ii. How many whole notes are in the song? iii. How many quarter rests are in the song? 14

15 30. Bass Clef a. The bass clef is used to read the notes played by the hand on the keyboard. b. Bass Clef Lines i. G B D F A c. Bass Clef Spaces i. A C E G d. When you combine the lines and spaces you get the (A, B, C, D, E, F, G) e. Notes below the staff. E is located on the line below the staff. D is located in the below the staff. 15

16 f. Notes above the staff. B is located in the above the staff. Middle C is located on the line above the staff. 31. Bss Clef and the Keyboards a. Each line and space has a Specific on the. Let s Put it to the Test! 32. Let s Play A Song! a. We need to find C, B, A, G and F. b. Label all C, B, A, G and F s. 16

17 33. Using your fingers on the piano! Write the letter that each finger plays in each box. THUMBS ARE #1! Directions: a. Write the letter names of the notes on the lines provided. b. Write in the rhythm syllables above each note and rest. c. Answer the questions. i. How many measures are in the song? ii. How many dotted half notes are in the song? iii. How many whole notes are in the song? Let s Put it to the Test! 17

18 34. Let s Play Another Song BOTH HANDS! a. Label Middle C, D, E, F, and G for the right hand. b. Label Middle C, B, A, G and F for the left hand. Directions: a. Write the letter names of the notes on the lines provided. b. Write in the rhythm syllables above each note and rest. c. Answer the questions. i. What is the time signature of the song? ii. How many half notes are in the song? iii. How many whole rests are in the song? 18

19 35. The Eighth Note What it looks like: Draw your own! Sounds like: Equals: OR 36. The Eighth Rest What it looks like: Draw your own! Think: Equals: a. Let s clap and speak it! How many eighth notes are there? How many half notes are there? b. It Sounds the Same BUT Looks Different! How many eighth rests? How many quarter notes? c. Let s Play this Song Label the Music i. You will only be using your RIGHT hand. ii. Place the CAPITAL LETTER below each note head. 19

20 37. Let s Play Another Song BOTH HANDS! Directions: a. Write the letter names of the notes on the lines provided. b. Write in the rhythm syllables above each note and rest. c. Answer the questions. i. What is the time signature of the song? ii. How many eighth notes are in the song? iii. How many quarter rests are in the song? 20

21 38. The Sixteenth Note What it looks like: Draw your own! Sounds like: Equals: OR 39. The Sixteenth Rest What it looks like: Draw your own! Think: Equals: a. Sloppy Sixteenths! i. Fill out the syllables under each note head. b. Let s stretch out the flags to make beams! This looks MUCH better! i. Fill out the syllables under each note head, but alternate ti and ki with the sixteenth note 21

22 40. Let s Play Another Song BOTH HANDS! Directions: a. Write the letter names of the notes on the lines provided. b. Write in the rhythm syllables above each note and rest. c. Answer the questions. i. How many measures are in the song? ii. How many sixteenth notes are in the song? iii. How many half rests are in the song? Let s Put it to the Test! 22

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