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Lesson 1: The Staff The musical staff is made up of five lines and four spaces. 1. Practice draing a staff by connecting the hyphens. - - - - - - - - - - 2. On this staff, number the lines from lo to high. Line 5 Line 4 Line 3 Line 2 Line 1 Space 4 Space 3 Space 2 Space 1 3. On this staff, number the spaces from lo to high. 4. Dra a note on each line of the staff belo. 5. Dra a note on each space of the staff belo. This orksheet is intended for educational and personal use only. Any distribution outside these means is prohibited. Copyright Theresa Chen.OpusMusicWorksheets.com

The Staff - High and Lo Musical sounds (lo or high) are shon by the position of notes on the staff. Notes that are higher on the staff have a higher sound or pitch than those that are loer on the staff. The first note sounds higher The first note sounds loer than the second note. than the second note. 1. Dra a note on the indicated line or space, then circle the highest note you dre on the staff. Line 3 Line 4 Space 1 Line 5 Line 2 Space 3 Line 1 2. Use an arro to indicate hether the second note of each measure sounds higher or loer in pitch than the first note. 3. Use the letters H and L to indicate heather the first note of each measure sounds higher (H) or loer (L) in pitch than the first note. This orksheet is intended for educational and personal use only. Any distribution outside these means is prohibited. Copyright Theresa Chen.OpusMusicWorksheets.com

The Staff - Treble Clef At the beginning of each staff there is a clef. The treble clef (also knon as G clef) looks like this: _ G The treble clef gives establishes a landmark on the note G on the 2nd line of the treble staff. To dra the treble clef, dra: the line and tail the top loop the left loop the right loop the curl Notes are named after the first sevel letters of the alphabet (A through G). E F G A B C D E F 1. Try draing the treble clef sign by tracing over the dotted lines. Then dra five more of your on. 2. Dra a treble clef at the beginning of the staff. Then rite the letter names of each note. 3. Dra a treble clef at the beginning of the staff. Then dra the notes indicated. If a note can be ritten on more than one place on the staff, choose one. G E B C D B A C D F This orksheet is intended for educational and personal use only. Any distribution outside these means is prohibited. Copyright Theresa Chen.OpusMusicWorksheets.com

The Staff - Bass Clef The bass clef (also knon as F clef) looks like this: F The bass clef gives a landmark on the note F on the 4th line of the bass staff. To dra the bass clef, dra: a black dot a curve to dots Notes are named after the first seven letters of the alphabet (A through G). G A B C D E F G A 1. Try daing the bass clef sign by tracing over the dotted lines. Then dra five more of your on. 2. Dra a bass clef at the beginning of the staff. Then rite the letter names of each note. 3. Dra a treble clef at the beginning of the staff. Then dra the notes indicated. If a note can be ritten on more than one place on the staff, choose one. F G A D F C B G D E This orksheet is intended for educational and personal use only. Any distribution outside these means is prohibited. Copyright Theresa Chen.OpusMusicWorksheets.com

Lesson 5: Note Reading Worksheet Treble Clef Line Notes E G B D F Every Good Boy Does Fine Treble Clef Space Notes F A C E F A C E Bass Clef Line Notes G B D F A Great Big Dragons Fly Around Bass Clef Space Notes A C E G All Cos Eat Grass Please indicate the folloing notes on the indicated space. Challenge! Please indicate the folloing notes that lie oustide of the staff. Copyright Theresa Chen.OpusMusicWorksheets.com

Lesson 6: Basic Rhythm: Note Types and 4/4 Time The duration of musical sounds is indicated by different types of notes. These indicate ho long or short to hold the note. quarter note 1 beat half note 2 beats hole note 4 beats Time signatures are placed at the beginning of a piece of music. They are made up of to numbers. 4 4 4 The top number shos the number of beats per measure. The bottom number shos hat kind of note ill get one beat. In 4 time there are four beats in each measure. A quarter note gets one beat. 1. Clap the rhythm of the notes hile counting the beats out loud. 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 2. Write a 4 time signature after the clef sign. Write in the beat belo the notes indicated. Then clap the rhythm hile counting the beats out loud. 3. Write a 4 time signature after the clef sign. Write in the beat belo the notes indicated. Dra the missing bar lines. q One hole note equals four quarter notes. h = h One half note equals to quarter notes. = One hole note equals to half notes. = q q q q q q h h / \ h h / \ / \ q q q q 1 2 3 4 Copyright Theresa Chen.OpusMusicWorksheets.com

Lesson 7: Basic Rhythm - Rests and Stems The duration of musical silence is indicated by different types of rests. 4 4 ΠΠΠΠ1 2 3 4 4 4 4 4 quarter rest 1 beat Πhalf rest 2 beats 1 2 3 4 There are rules to follo hen draing stems on half notes and quarter notes. If the notes are on or above the third line, the stems for half notes and quarter notes are dran donard on the left side of the notehead. 1 2 3 4 hole rest 4 beats If the notes are belo the middle line, the stems are dran upard on the right side of the notehead. 1. Practice draing quarter rests by tracing over the dotted lines. Dra four quarter rests in each blank measure. 2. Dra to half rests in each of the first 2 measures. Then dra one hole rest in each of the last 2 measures. 3. Write the count belo the rests. 4 ΠΠΠΠΠΠΠΠ4. Write the count belo the notes and rests, then add the missing bar lines. 4 4 Π5. Dra the appropriate stems on the folloing noteheads. Copyright Theresa Chen.OpusMusicWorksheets.com

Lesson 8: The Grand Staff The grand staff represents the treble staff and bass staff oined together. The brace is a curved line and bar line that combines the treble and bass staff. A ledger line is a small line added to the note hen it is either above or belo the staff. brace bar line The Middle C note is on the ledger line that is beteen the treble and bass staff. C D E F G A B C D E F G A B C D E F G A B C D E F G A B C 1. Dra the grand staff by tracing the braces, bar lines, and clefs. 2. Turn the folloing staff into grand staff by adding braces, bar lines, and clefs. 3. Write the letter name for each note. Copyright Theresa Chen.OpusMusicWorksheets.com

Lesson 9: Ledger Lines Ledger lines extend the staff upard and donard, to allo notes to be ritten beyond the five lines of the staff. The folloing shos examples of notes that can be ritten above and belo the staff using ledger lines. Example A B C D G A B C C D E F B C D E 1. Dra a treble clef at the beginning of the staff and rite the letter name of each note. 2. Dra a bass clef at the beginning of the staff and rite the letter name of each note. 3. Dra the indicated notes. Use ledger lines to dra the specified number of pitches ithout duplication. 3 Cs 3 Ds 3 As 3 Es 2 Fs 3 Bs 2 Gs 3 Cs Copyright Theresa Chen.OpusMusicWorksheets.com

Lesson 10: Time Signatures - 4 3 3 4 3 In 4 time there are three beats in each measure. The quarter note gets one beat. h. = 3 beats Dotted half note A quarter note ( q ) = 1 beat A half note ( h ) = 2 beats A dotted half note ( h. ) = 3 beats 1. Practice the folloing rhythm by tapping the rhythm hile counting the beats aloud. 4 3. 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3. 1 2 3 2. Write the counts on the lines belo the notes and then tap the rhythm hile counting the beats aloud. 4 3. 3 3. Write a 4 time signature after the treble clef. Write the counts on the lines belo the notes and then tap the rhythm hile counting the beats aloud.. 3 4. Write a 4 time signature after the treble sign. Dra the missing bar lines. Write the counts on the lines belo the notes and then tap the rhythm hile counting the beats aloud..... 5. Write in the count belo the notes and add the missing barlines. 4 3.. Copyright Theresa Chen.OpusMusicWorksheets.com

Lesson 11: Time Signatures - An eighth note has a value of one half of a beat. When by itself, an eighth note looks like a quarter note ith a flag. When ith other eighth notes, the notes eighth notes are connected together ith a beam. e flag 1 + 2 + say: one and to and beam 4 2 An eighth note ( e ) = 1/2 beat A quarter note ( q ) = 1 beat A half note ( h ) = 2 beats 2 4 The quarter note gets one beat. 1. Practice draing eighth notes in the folloing boxes. An example of each is given. e In 2 4 time there are to beats in each measure. 2. Count the beats out loud, then tap the rhythm. 4 2 1 2 + 1 + + 2 1 2 1 + 2 + 1 2 1 2 3. Write the beats belo the notes. Then count the beats out loud hile tapping the rhythm. 4 2 2 4. Write a 4 time signature after the treble clef. Write the beats belo the notes. Then count the beats out loud hile tapping the rhythm. 2 5. Write a 4 time signature after the treble clef. Write the beats belo the notes. Dra the missing bar lines. Copyright Theresa Chen.OpusMusicWorksheets.com

Lesson 12: Eighth Notes An eighth note looks like a quarter note ith a flag. If to or more eight notes appear in a ro, the eighth notes are connected ith a beam. quarter note flag eighth note J beam 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + count: one and to and three and four and 1. Clap the rhythm of the notes hile counting the beats out loud. flag An eighth note has a value of half of a beat. When riting the counts, use a plus sign (+) for eighth notes. beam 4 1 + 2 + 3 4 1 + 2 3 4 + 1 2 + 3 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 4 2. Write in the beats belo the notes indicated. Then clap the rhythm hile counting the beats out loud. 4 3. 3 4 3. Write a time signature after the clef sign. Write in the beats belo the notes indicated. Then clap the rhythm hile counting the beats out loud. 4. Write in the count belo the notes and then add the missing barlines. 4 4. Copyright Theresa Chen.OpusMusicWorksheets.com

Lesson 13: Eighth Rests An eighth rest is shon as follos. After the first eighth rest, practice draing 5 more eighth rests. An eighth rest has a value of half of a beat. When riting the counts, use a plus sign (+) for eighth notes and eighth rests. 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 spoken: one and to and three and four 1. Clap the rhythm of the notes hile counting the beats out loud. 4 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + Π1 + 2 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + + 2 + 3 4 2. Write in the counts belo the notes indicated. Then clap the rhythm hile counting the beats out loud. 4 3. Write the count belo the notes. Then clap the rhythm hile counting the beats out loud. 4 2 J J J J J 4. Write in the count belo the notes. Then add the missing barlines. 4 4 J Π5. Dra the missing flags and beams on the eighth notes that are missing flags or beams. 4 4 ΠCopyright Theresa Chen.OpusMusicWorksheets.com

Lesson 14: Dotted Quarter Notes A dot ritten after a note adds one-half of the note's value to the original note's value. A quarter note equals one beat. q = 1½ beat ( ee ) A dot after the quarter note adds ½ beat (½ of the original value).. = ½ beat ( e ) A dotted quarter note equals 1½ beats. q. = 1½ beats ( eee ) Hence, the rhythmic value of a dotted quarter note is one and one half beats and it is equivalent to a quarter note tied to an eighth note. Count the rhythm by sub-dividing to the half beats.. =.. 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1. Clap the rhythm of the notes hile counting the beats out loud. 4. 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + Œ 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +.. 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +. 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 2. Write the count belo the notes indicated. Then clap the rhythm hile counting the beats out loud. 4 3. 4 4... Œ.. 3. Write the count belo the notes indicated. Then clap the rhythm hile counting the beats out loud.. 4. Some dotted quarter notes are missing dots behind the quarter note. Add the missing dots. 4 4 J J J J J 5. The barlines are missing from the folloing example. Add the missing barlines. 4 2 J. J. J J.. J Copyright Theresa Chen.OpusMusicWorksheets.com

Lesson 15: Slurs and Ties A slur is a curved line that connects to or more notes of different pitches. A slur means the notes should be played as smoothly as possible, ith no space in beteen. 4 4. J A tie is a curved line that connects to notes of the same pitch. A tie means to hold the note for the combined rhythmic value of the to notes, as if they ere one. = 3 beats = 2 beats =1 1/2 beats Tied notes are placed on to adacent notes of the same pitch and played as one note. 4 3 1. On each line, rite the number of counts each pair of tied notes ould receive. = beats = beats. = =. = beats = beats. = beats = beats = beats = 2. On each line, rite the note that ould equal the number of beats that each pair of tied notes ould receive. 3. Dra circles around the ties. Dra squares around the slurs. = = 4 2 beats 4. Dra circles around the ties. Dra squares around the slurs. 4 4 Copyright Theresa Chen.OpusMusicWorksheets.com.

Lesson 16: Flats A flat sign ( b ) loers the pitch of a note by a half step. On the keyboard of a piano, the black key to the left of a hite key is a half step loer and called a flat. b D Bb is 1/2 step loer than B Eb Gb Ab Bb C D E F G A B C Examples: b b b b b Db Eb Gb Ab Bb To say the name of a flatted note, say the letter name first and the flat next. For example, "B flat". To rite a flatted note on a staff, place the flat sign to the left of the note. 1. Try draing flats by tracing over the dotted lines. Then dra five more flats on the staff. 2. Dra a flat sign in front of each note. Then rite the names of the notes indicated. 4 4 Ab _ 4 3. Dra the notes indicated. 4 4 Bb Ab Eb Gb Db Ab Eb Bb 4 4 Eb Bb Ab Gb Bb Db Gb Eb Copyright Theresa Chen.OpusMusicWorksheets.com.

Lesson 17: Sharps A sharp sign ( # ) raises the pitch of a note by a half step. On the keyboard of a piano, the black key to the right of a hite key is a half step higher and called a sharp. # F# is 1/2 step higher than F # C D F G A # C D E F G A B C # # Examples: # # # # # # # # # # C D F G A To say the name of a sharp note, say the letter name first and the sharp next. For example, "F sharp". To rite a sharp note on a staff, place the sharp sign to the left of the note. 1. Try draing sharps by tracing over the dotted lines. Then dra five more sharps on the staff. 2. Dra a sharp sign in front of each note. Then rite the names of the notes indicated. 4 4 C # _ 4 3. Dra the notes indicated. 4 4 4 4 C# G# A# F# D# G# C# A# A# G# C# D# A# F# D# G# Copyright Theresa Chen.OpusMusicWorksheets.com.

Lesson 18: Half Steps and Whole Steps The half step (H) is the smallest interval used in traditional Western music. On a piano keyboard, a half step is represented by to adacent keys. The hole step (W) is an interval made by combining to half steps. W H H H H HH W HH # # W W 1. On the line beneath each piano keyboard, rite hether the interval indicated by the Os are a half step (H) or hole step (W). # # # 2.On the line, rite hether the pair of notes represents a half step (H) or hole step (W) # b b b # # b b Copyright Theresa Chen.OpusMusicWorksheets.com.

Lesson 19: The Maor Scale The maor scale is made up of eight consecutive tones in the folloing patterns of hole steps and half steps. hole step hole step half step hole step hole step hole step half step Example: C Maor Scale W W H W W W H 1. Write the sharps and flats needed to make maor scales. Then indicate hether the step beteen each note is a half (H) or hole (W) step. b 2. Write a maor scale beginning on the folloing notes. b Copyright Theresa Chen.OpusMusicWorksheets.com.

Lesson 20: The Natural Minor Scale The natural minor aor scale is made up of eight consecutive tones in the folloing pattern of hole steps and half steps. hole step half step hole step hole step half step hole step hole step Example: A Natural Minor Scale W W H W W W H 1. Write the sharps and flats needed to make natural minor scales. Then indicate hether the step beteen each note is a half (H) or hole (W) step. b b 2. Write a natural minor scale beginning on the folloing notes. b Copyright Theresa Chen.OpusMusicWorksheets.com.