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1 TEACHER S ACTIVITY KIT, COMPLETE Alfred s MUSIC THEORY Essentials of 0 Reproducile Activities, Plus 18 Tests Andre Surmani Karen Farnum Surmani Morton Manus Foreord Alfred s Essentials of Music Teory, in ooks and softare, as quickly ecome one of te most idely used teory courses. In order for students to learn ne concepts torougly, oever, it is necessary to repeat and reinforce tose concepts in unique ays. Te reproducile pages of Activities and Tests included in Teacer s Activity Kit, Complete ill elp every student ecome more familiar it concepts introduced in Alfred s Essentials of Music Teory course. Toug correlated it Alfred s Essentials of Music Teory, te materials in tis kit may also e used to advantage it any teory text. Unique features of Teacer s Activity Kit, Complete: Activities Tere are five Activities in eac of te six Units, ic correlate specifically to te Units in Books 1,, and of Alfred s Essentials of Music Teory. Te ide variety of Activities includes Scale Writing, Interval Naming, Triad Identification, and oters for a total of 0 Activities in all. Tests Tere is one Test per Unit tat covers all te teory concepts introduced in tat Unit. Scorekeeping Eac Activity and Test page indicates o points are to e scored so tat te page may e graded. Te point system to e used is determined y te type of exercises on te page. A ox divided into alves ill appear to te rigt of eac exercise. If a ox as only one numer in te ottom alf, it indicates a flat score for tat exercise. If a ox as to numers in te ottom alf, te first numer indicates te numer of points to score for eac individual correct anser itin te exercise. Te second numer indicates te total numer of points tat can e earned for correctly ansering all te items in tat exercise. Te top alf of te ox is for you to record te numer of points actually earned for te exercise. Every page as a tree-part ox at te ottom ere te scores and total grade for tat page are recorded. Te total for eac page is alays 100. Record Keeping At te ack of te Kit (page 1) is a reproducile Grade Form page it a grid for listing and keeping track of te student s scores and grades, organized y Unit. Anser Key Ansers for every Activity and Test page are included in a reduced size to assist in te grading process. Te Teacer s Activity Kit is te perfect teacer saver for days en a sustitute is required activities can e offered easily and as needed. Page Numering Eac page in Teacer s Activity Kit, Complete is laeled at te top it a Unit numer, Activity numer, and a correlating page reference. Te Unit numer tells ic Unit of Alfred s Essentials of Music Teory contains te topic te Activity reinforces. Te Activity numer indicates te sequence of Activities itin eac Unit. Te specific page in Alfred s Essentials of Music Teory, Book 1,, or it ic te Activity may e assigned is given at te upper rigt-and corner of eac seet. Wen more tan one Activity correlates to te same page in te Essentials of Music Teory text ook, te Activities may e assigned in any order. Tere is also a space at te top of eac page for te student to rite is or er name and class. Tanks to: Bruce Goldes, and Deanna Hudgins Alfred Pulising Co., Inc. 160 Roscoe Blvd., Suite 100 P.O. Box 1000 Van Nuys, CA alfred.com Copyrigt MMVI y Alfred Pulising Co., Inc. All rigts reserved.printed in USA. ISBN-10: ISBN-1:

2 Unit ACTIVITY 1 Name/Class Counting Beats in Time Use after completing page 1. Place an X troug eac measure soing an incorrect numer of eats in time. q q q q q q q q Ó q Œ Œ q q Ó q q Ó q q q Ó q q q q Œ q q q q Œ Ó Œ Ó q q q Œ Ó q q Ó Ó q qó Copyrigt MMVI y Alfred Pulising Co., Inc.

3 Unit ACTIVITY 5 Name/Class Music Crossord Puzzle 1 Use after completing page ACROSS. Lines tat extend te loer and upper ranges of a staff ( ords) 5. Rest tat receives 1 eat of silence in time ( ords) 8. Symol for a musical silence. Te lengt of a note 10. To stacked numers appearing after a clef sign ( ords) 1. One ole rest = _ alf rests. Copyrigt MMVI y Alfred Pulising Co., Inc. 16. Rest tat receives eats of silence in time ( ords) 17. Anoter name for measure 18. Rest tat receives eats of silence in time ( ords). Line tat divides music into equal sections ( ords) DOWN 1. Note tat receives eats in time ( ords) 1. Te ass and trele staffs connected y a race and ar line ( ords). Note tat receives 1 eat in time ( ords) 6. Te lines and spaces music is ritten on 7. quarter rests = one ole rest. Lines at te end of a piece of music ( ords) 11. If a note appears on or aove te rd line of te staff, te stem extends. 1. An introduction given efore a piece of music tat is performed to indicate te tempo 1. Te area eteen ar lines 15. Note tat receives eats in time ( ords) 5 100

4 Unit ACTIVITY 5 Name/Class Music Crossord Puzzle 1 5 Use after completing page ACROSS 1. A _ rest is used for a full measure of rest.. On _ instruments, a slur indicates a group of notes to e played in one o. 7. Alert von Tilzer composed te song Take Me Out to te. 11. In time, to tied dotted alf notes equal _ eats. 1. A curved line tat joins to notes of te same pitc 1. In and time, tis note receives eats. ( ords) 16. A alf note receives _ eats in time. 17. Te tie sould alays e ritten on te _ side from te note stems. 18. Wen stem direction is mixed, te slur is ritten _ te notes. 0. A curved line tat smootly connects to or more notes of different pitces. To quarter rests equal te value of one _ rest.. To play or sing notes smootly connected 5. DOWN and are referred to as. 6. Aura Lee is an _ folk song. 8. In time, te _ note receives 1 eat.. A ole rest receives _ eats in time. 10. On _ instruments, only te first note of a group of slurred notes sould e tongued. 1. On _ instruments, slurs indicate en to lift te ands. 15. If te quarter note receives 1 eat, ten te ottom numer of te time signature is _.. In time, te maximum numer of alf notes in a ar is _ Copyrigt MMVI y Alfred Pulising Co., Inc.

5 Unit ACTIVITY Name/Class Augmented Intervals Use after completing page Wen te distance eteen te to notes of a perfect or major interval is increased (made larger) y one, an interval is formed. 1 Identify eac interval and indicate if it is perfect (P) or major (M). Ten rerite te upper note in te measure tat follos to create an augmented (A) interval, and rite te interval name elo it. M A m 5 A O Identify eac interval and indicate if it is augmented (A), major (M) or perfect (P). n Identify eac interval and indicate if it is augmented (A), major (M), minor (m) or perfect (P). Write te upper note of eac augmented interval. A A8 A7 A1 A A6 A A5 A6 A A5 A Copyrigt MMVI y Alfred Pulising Co., Inc. 65

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