Msic Theory evel 2 Name Period
Table of Contents edger ines Grand Staff Page 3 Page 4 edger ine and Grand Staff Review Page 5 Grand Staff Piano Visal Page 6 Time Signatres Page 79 Theory Review Page Dotted Half Notes Page 3 Ties vs. Slrs Page 46 Ear Training Part 3 Page 7
44 U"' r 3 Pitch edger ines Notes (and msical sonds) don't end above and below a staff. T he notes can contine going higher, like this: O r lower, like chis:... ' '"' ".,,...... "... : The short lines sed for these notes are called ledger lines (prononced EHjr lines). Notes are placed on, above, or below the ledger lines. edger lines are really jst a contination of the staff, bt rhe lines are shorter. They don't rn all the way across the page like staff lines. The letter names of the notes contine p and down on the ledger lines. Here are the note names for ledger lines in the treble clef. F G A 8 C A Here are the note names fo r ledger lines in che bass clef. 8 C D E C A 8 C D E C D E F G \'(/e've only shown three ledger lines in these examples, bt they can contine for more than three. Sometimes yo may see for or even five ledger lines. Note: ledger lines can also be spelled leger lines. Copyright MM by Alfred Pblishing Co., nc. Note: the prchase of this book ca rries with it the right to photocopy this page. imited to one school only. NOT FOR RESAE.
i 45 edger ines What are the letter names of these notes in the treble clef? Place the answer on the line below the staff. What are the letter names of these notes in the bass clef? Place the answer on the line belopw the staff. Use ledger lines to draw the correct notes in the box. This is a half note A. To its right, draw another half note A above the staff. Now draw a half note A below the staff. Here is a whole note D. To its right, draw another whole note D below the staff....,. Now draw a whole note D above the staff. "'..... Circle the correct note for the qestions below. Which note is a B? g Which note is a C? i Copyright MM by Alfred Pblishing Co., n c. Note: the prchase of this book carries with it the right to photocopy this page. imited to one school only. NOT FOR RESAE.
edger ines edger ines are short, horizontal lines.idded above or below the staff to extend the range of notes of the staff. B.. rldl e C D E AB C DE F GAB C CD EFG AB C DE middle B C D E A B :ddle C D.il E While these pitches can be written differently depending on the clef, they sond the same. STUDENT ASSGNMENT. Write the note name in the blank provided below each note. Cl Q Cl.il Cl b) Cl Q Cl.. i c) d).il ;,:.il
........ ''........ < f yo have a piano, or yor msic room has a piano, yo can see how the notes on the piano match p with the note names o n the grand staff. z...... :r ) C: " :r "' ("\ C m.g 3 '< ;:::.:... a. :r :r )... \... v:;,+ Oo@ g g s: "' " ),... s: n n, = :r g "' )> :E :::.:: :,..., _... ) ':" :r a. z ;:.... C: l :r O'" ) = n "' :r :n \ :r:::, :x,... \ m..+ /""\ V, l> "... o " r :r :::, " '<... :r ;:;; Qj \ ).., ''.. " \ l... /.. ;:;. > e 'O'.,,. e e U E F G A B C D E F G A 8 C A B C D...,. C E G A C E U. " "' FGAecoE... e... e.. ABCDEFGABCDEFGABCDEFGABCDEFGABC DE Notice that the first ledger line below the treble clef is a C, and that the first ledger line above the bass clef is also a C. On a grand staff, it's the same note, and is known as "middle C.", C C: ":: z n i r ''..... s '......
be Grand Staff connects the treble and bass clef staves with a line and a brace. Middle C, notated with a ledger line, connects these two staves. Grand Staff \l Brace fl r.. ' " t t ine a f MDDE(<> 9: STUDENT ASSGNMENT. Trace the for steps to creating a grand staff. Then create three grand staves of yor own. Be sre to inclde a line, a brace, a treble clef, and a bass clef. : '. '.... 2. Write the note name in the blank provided below each note. fl a l ',, t)..... ' a a j fl Tl..,. " t),...il 8 8
Grand Staff & edger ine Review. Draw a note head in the appropriate place on the grand staff according to the nmbers given below. Each nmber below the staff corresponds with a labeled key on the piano keyboard. f' : \ n, '' \ t.. "'.,.. 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 2. Write the note name in the blank provided below each note on the treble clef staff. For notes yo have not yet learned, se what yo know to determine te answer. a) b) d) e) 3. Write the note name in the blank provided below each note on the bass clef staff. For notes yo have not yet learned, se what yo know to determine the answer. a) b) c).n d) e) 9: & : := 9: : & & 4. Write the note name in the blank provided below each note. Remember to check which clef is sed. a) b). c) d) e) ±>= f) g) h) i) j) 9: 9: & :
3 U Nlf 2 Rhythm Time Signatre How do msic readers know how many beats there are in a measre? They know becase at the beginning of a piece of msic, to the right of the clef sign, are two nmbers, one above the ocher, like this: These two nmbers are called a time signatre. (r's also called a meter signatre, bt we'll call it a time signatre.) The top nmber of the time signatre tells s how many beats there are in each measre. The bottom nmber of the time signatre tells s which note gets one beat. Here's how to know which note gees one beat: if the bottom nmber is a 2, a half note gets one beat. if the bottom nmber is a 4, a qarter note gets one beat. if rhe bottom nmber is an 8, an eighth note gets one beat. OR. l.. Thi s time signatre is forfor. There are for beats in each measre and a qarter note gets one beat. This time signatre is threeeight. There are three beats in each measre and an eighth note gets one beat. Circle the note which gets one beat in each of the following examples. Copyright MM by Alfred Pblishing Co., nc. Note: the prchase of this book carries with it the right to photocopy this page. imited to one school only. NOT FOR RESAE. j This time signatre is twotwo. There are two beats in each measre and a half note gets one beat. '
Time Signatre, UNT 2 Rhythm The last note is missing in each measre. Write one note in each box to complete each measre. Pt the note on any line or in any space. (Remember, the time signatre will tell yo how many beats are in each measre, and what note gets a beat.) :..,. t...,, "" a. t Write one rest in each box to complete each measre. :>= g _ f i On the staff below, one measre has too many beats. Circle the measre with too many beats.,, ' r,,.,,,_.,, \ ' ' ' On the staff below, one measre doesn't have enogh beats. Circle that measre. i Write the correct time signatre in the box for each of the following examples... r ',, r, '' \_ :..,... ' "...,,,...,,, Copyright MM by Alfred Pblishing Co., nc. Note: the prchase of this book carries with it the right to photocopy this page. imited to one school only. NOT FOR RESAE.
q Remember what yo have learned abot time signatre: The pper nmber of a time signatre indicates how many beats are allowed in each measre. The lower nmber of a time signatre indicates what type of note receives one beat. 2 beats per measre 4j gets beat i 2] 2 () 2 2] 3 beats per measre 4j gets beat 4 beats per measre 4j gets beat! 2 2] 3 2] n 3 4 2 3 3 4] * (2) 3 2) (3) *! * (2) 3 (4) 2](3)(4) STUDENT ASSGNMENT. There is only one note missing from each measre below. Draw the note on the appropriate beat to complete the measre. Clap the rhythm. 2 3 2 3 2 3' 2 3 2 3 l 2 3 2. Draw bar lines in the following msic. Write in the conting below the staff. Place the conting of rests in parentheses. For notes longer than one beat, place brackets arond the first and last beats in that note. Clap the rhythm. 3. There is only one rest missing from each measre below. Draw the rest on the appropriate beat to complete the measre. Clap the rhythm. l 2 3 2 3 l 2 3 l 2 3 l 2 3 l 2 3
l{cview: \Vorksheets A. Draw yor clef sign and name the notes: Name: Date: \,, '',, (j Q B. Tell how many conts each note or rest shold receive in j time.. 6.n 2. 7. 3. 8..,.. 4. 9. 5..P. c. Tell how many beats will be in the bar for each time signatre: 3 2. 8 4. 2 2. l 5. 3 4 3. D. What kind of note gets one beat in each of these time signatres? 2 4. 4 3. 6 2. g 4. E. Tell whether the following are ties or slrs: 2. 988. Weston Walch, Pblisher Theory Worksheets /or Beginning Bands.... t ""...
Rhythm Dots The forth measre in chis msical example in threefor time signatre is blan k. Sppose we wanted to sing one note for the three beats in the measre. What note wold we pt there? A qarter note gets one beat and a half note gees rwo beats. Be there is no note which gets three beats. What do we do? r, t ',, r,.,,.,.... '' /.._ We can lengthen a note by placing a dot after it. ike this: A dot after a note lengthens a note by half. M t.,<.st_cm_a_tvt/ Half note Qarter note!. l! l t t t 2 beats 3 beats beat Whole notes and eighth notes can also be dotted. However, dotted half notes and dotted qarter notes are more common. t Dot Dot t i. t beats ' l So we can fill the forth measre of the example at the top of the page with a dotted half note. ike chis: r i t Here are some ocher examples of msic sing dotted notes. Dotted half note r O d ; Rests can be dotted, coo,... F l.... like chis: t Copyright M M by Alfred Pblishing Co., nc. Note: the prchase of this book carries with it the right to photocopy this page. im ited to one school only. NOT FOR RESAE. r!..... ;., :.::"". :...,., '.
' i.. M t..<..scmtttvt / Dots Write the correct note in each blank space. l ', 2 l\ vrt. m.... =. + 4.. = + + 2. j =. + 5.. = i + i + 3.. = + 6. =. + i + Fill in the correct dotted note in the box... ' ' '.. ' Fill in the correct dotted rest in the box. Place barlines in the correct places on this staff. w,. t ',,,_. ). '"', '.. \ r l n the staff below, circle the measre which has too many beats. F f r Copyright MM by Alfred Pblishing Co., n c. Note: the prchase of this book carries with it the right to photocopy this page. imited to one school only. NOT FOR RESAE.
i i ' A Dot placed to the right of a note indicates that the note shold have half its vale added to it. Note: One Dotted Half Note is eqal in length to three qarter notes. Cont and clap the following rhythms. 2] 3 4 2 Dotted Half Note 3] 4 2 3 l 2] 3 2 3] When = 2 beats (as in i, f, and j):. = 2 (d) + () = 3 beats / (halfof2) 2 3] 4 2 3 4 2 3 2] 3 2 3] STUDENT ASSGNMENT. Draw bar lines in the following msic. Write in the conting below the staff. Place the conting of rests in parentheses. Place the conting oflong notes in brackets. Clap the rhythm. a) j. b) 2. Knowing what yo have learned abot the dot, and assming the qarter note gets one beat, how many beats are in each indicated note? o =.= 3. n yor own words: Why is it impossible to have a dotted half note ( d.) in f time?
Ties vs. Slrs \y A Tie is a crved line connecting two or more notes of the same pitch. A tie extends a note's vale. Ties are drawn below notes with stems facing p, and above notes with stems facing down. = r l l l 2 3 l] (2) (3) @ '!= ]. l 2 3 4 2 3] (4) This pitch, G, is sstained for a total of 7 ( 4+ 3) beats. Note: stem is p, tie is below.......... 2 2 ] (2) This pitch, G, is sstained for a total of 4 ( 3+ ) beats. Note: stems are down, tie is above. This pitch, F, is sstained for a total of 5 ( 2+ 2+ ) beats. Note: stems are p, tie is below. A Slr is a crved line connecting two or more notes of different pitches. A slr is a performance instrction indicating that the notes connected shold be played or sng very smoothly withot a break in sond. ike ties, slrs are drawn below notes with stems facing p, and above notes with stems facing down. =.. 2 3 4 2 3 4] STUDENT ASSGNMENT. Write the total nmber of beats each set of tied notes will receive. (The qarter note gets one beat.) a) jo = b) _j_j = c) _o = d) _j = e) d. j O =. f) _d_d. = g) j j= h) d_o = i) o_d_ = 2. Circle only the ties in the following msic. Write in the conting. Place the conting oflong notes in brackets. Clap the rhythm. j j j
: / 4, 4, l, Dotted Half Note, & Tie Review. There is only one note missing from each measre below. Draw the note on the appropriate beat to complete the measre. 2. Draw in the missing bar lines. Draw in final bar lines at the ends. a) i j j j b) j d c) j j j j l j Cl 3. Rewrite the following msic replacing the tied notes with single notes of the same dration. i... 4. Draw in the missing bar lines. Draw in final bar lines at the ends. Write the note names in the blanks provided.,), j w r F j l j. b) F ' d
Tie, Tonge, and Slr Name: Date: t \ 'o A tie is a crved line that connects two or more notes of the same pitch. When two notes are tied together, yo hold the pitch for the length of both notes: ' j + Hold for two beats. A. Add the beats to show how long each of these tied notes will be held for: l. + _=_ 2. +_=_ 3._+_= 4, +_= 2 = l t _,A 2 E,,, 2 E?l:Z?r t s E" 5. + = 6. + 7._+ _+_=_ 8. +_=_ A slr is a crved line that connects different notes. Always tonge the first note, and play the other notes withot tonging. B. n the examples below, write "T" nder the note that is to be tonged, and "slr" nder the notes that shold not be tonged. slr. iltt) 2.. 4. 5 6. 7. 8. 9. Review:. A connects two or more notes of the same pitch. 2. A connects different notes. 3. A slr means to play withot 4. Always the first note of a slr. 5. A tie means to hold the pitch for the length of notes. Optional Activity:. Have a trmpet player play the slrring examples. isten careflly to see if the tonging and slrring are correct. 988. Weston Walch, Pblisher Theory Worksheets for Beginning Bands
Ear Training Part 3 Adio files can be fond in the Kjos Mltimedia ibrary at www.kjos.com. t, isten to the following examples. a) b)...,. isten to the exercise, then circle the rhythm that was performed.,) 4. o, 4 b) ;,: 2 or 9: 2 2. isten to each twomeasre exercise. Notate the rhythms on the 2nd space. Be sre to check the time signatre. No rests or ties are sed. a) 'i b),, c) :! d) 9= r... ( isten to the following examples of ties. a) ft j b) 2 j 3. isten to each exercise. Add the tie or ties in the appropriate places.,) =fl 3 d b) :>= c) @ j lj.,