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Staff Attributes
Staff Attributes Fill in the Blank
Music Notation
Lines, Spaces and Ledgers
Lines, Spaces and Ledgers Fill in the Blank
Sharps and Flats
Keyboard Note Labeling
Key Signatures
Note Naming Fun
Note Names Level 1
Note Names Level 2
Note Names Level 3
Note Names Level 4
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Staff Attributes
Treble Clef
Time Signature
Measure
Clef
Bass Clef
Final Bar line
Bar line
Key Signature
The individual cell in which music is notated is called a ____________________.
A ____________________ is the dividing line between measures.
You know that a piece of music has ended because there is a different kind of bar line, called a
________________________________________ in the last measure of the piece of music.
Time Signatures
Top
Number
Tells how many beats
per measure
Bottom
Number
Tells what note value
gets the beat
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4 beats per measure
Quarter note gets the beat
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______ Clef
Staff Attributes
______ Clef
Fill in the Blank
The individual cell in which music is notated is called a ____________________.
A ____________________ is the dividing line between measures.
You know that a piece of music has ended because there is a different kind of bar line, called a
________________________________________ in the last measure of the piece of music.
Time Signatures
Top
Number
Bottom
Number
Tells: _____________
_________ per measure
__________________
Tells: _____________
__________________
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____________ gets the beat
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Treble Clef
Music Notation
Bass Clef
Music is notated (written) on something called a ___________; it has _____ lines and _____ spaces.
The symbol at the beginning of the staff that determines the set of notes to be played is called a
_______________. I play the __________________, which plays notes in the ______________ clef.
(your instrument)
The treble clef is also known as the _____ clef, and the bass clef is also known as the _____ clef.
Practice writing the clef for your instrument on this staff (look below for an example)
Write in the note names below your clef’s staff
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Lines, Spaces and Ledgers
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Lines, Spaces and Ledgers
Fill in the Blank
Write the words for the lines and spaces mnemonic devices
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Sharps and Flats
Flat:
Lowers a note ½ step
Sharp:
Raises a note ½ step
If your bike has a flat tire, it sinks lower.
If you sit on a sharp tack, you jump up.
½ Step: The smallest distance between 2 notes
Gb
F#
Ab
G#
Bb
A#
Db
C#
F G A B C
Eb
D#
Gb
F#
Bb
A#
G A B
F
D E
Ab
G#
These notes are special. (B C) & (E F) DO NOT have a black key (sharp or flat)
between them. So, the distance between these sets of notes is one half-step.
Enharmonic:
Two notes that have the SAME fingering and sound but a DIFFERENT name.
Ex. A# and Bb are enharmonic to one another.
Can you figure out some other enharmonic note pairs?
Chromatic Scale:
Scale in half steps. We use sharps (#) as the scale ascends (goes up) and we use flats (b)
as the scale descends (comes down).
C
C#
D
D#
E
F
F#
G
G#
A
A#
B
C
Descending: C
Db
D
Eb
E
F
Gb
G
Ab
A
Bb
B
C
Ascending:
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Keyboard Note Labeling
Fill in the blanks. Each black key will get a sharp note and a flat note.
Enharmonic Matching
Draw a line to connect the enharmonic notes
A#
Eb
C#
Gb
D#
Bb
F#
Ab
G#
Db
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Music theory
Key Signatures
Order of Flats:
B
E
A
D
G
“BEAD-GCF”
C
F
Order of Sharps:
F
C
G
D
A
E
B
“Fat Cats Go Down Alleys Eating Birds”
Notice that the order of flats and sharps is opposite.
CIRCLE OF FIFTHS – TREBLE CLEF
C
G
F
Bb
D
Eb
A
Ab
D
b
Enharmonic Keys
(2 Names)
Cb
E
Gb
G
B
C#
F#
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Note Naming Fun
Write the letter names of the following notes:
Using whole notes, draw the notes on the staff to spell the following words:
ACE
CAFE
DEAF
EGG
DECADE
BEEF
FEED
What do the following notes spell?
Can you create any other words?
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FADED
CABBAGE
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Note Names Level One
Write in the note name below each note
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Notes in the
Staff: E-F
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Note Names Level Two
Write in the note name below each note
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Just above
and below
staff: C-C
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Note Names Level Three
Write in the note name below each note
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Above staff:
F-F
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Note Names Level Four
Write in the note name below each note
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Above staff:
C-C