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Line & Space
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Ledger, Clefs, Staff
Curwen signs, Solfege
Note Values
Common Time
Eighths and Rests
Slurs, Ties and Dots
Time Sig and Meters
Choral Score Layout
Interval Quantity
Key steps and Letters
Accidentals and Steps
Key Signatres II
Circle of 5ths
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Line & Space Notes
note on staff
Line Notes
Space Notes
Steps to ID
examples
line and space numbers
examples
exercise instructions
QUIZ: line & space
EXERCISE: line/space id
Letter Names
notes on staff
letter names
clefs
bass clef
A above G
treble clef
short-cuts
QUIZ: Letter Names
exercise instructions
EXERCISE: treble names
EXERCISE: bass names
Discerning Pitches I
exercise instructions
EXERCISE: discerning high & low
EXERCISE: Discerning DO RE
EXERCISE: Discerning DO LA
EXERCISE: Discerning DO LA RE
Ledger Lines, Clefs, Grand Staff
ledger lines
movable clefs
to avoid lines
C clefs
alto clef
tenor clef
clef octaves
grand staff
middle C
ledger equivalents
transposed clefs
tenor treble clef
QUIZ: ledger, clefs, grand staff
EXERCISE: treble with ledger
EXERCISE: bass with ledger
Scale Degree Recognition
tonal framework
Curwen hand signs
tendency tones
exercises
D R D M D F D S
sing backs
TA&solfege
in notation
solfege ladder
notes on staff
move DO
QUIZ: Curwen signs, solfege
EXERCISE: scale degree ID
Ear Training: DO SOL focus
Ear Training: DO RE SOL focus
Ear Training: DO SOL LA focus
Building Proficiency 1
EXERCISE: Treble Letter Names 20 s/p
EXERCISE: Bass Letter Names 20 s/p
Ear Training: SOL LA
Ear Training: SOL MI
EXERCISE: scale degree ID
Ear Training: SOL MI LA
Ear Training: SOL MI LA DO
Note Values and Anatomy
note duration
note values
whole note
dividing
half note
quarter note
equivalences
4 x 1/4 = 2 x 1/2 = 1
1/4 + 1/4 = 1/2
values on timeline
whole, half, quarter
equivalences
1/4 + 1/4 = 1/2
note anatomy
note head
unfilled note head
in whole and half notes
stem
on half and quarter
quarter's filled head
QUIZ: Note Values & Anatomy
Counting in Common Time
measure on a timeline
measure on the staff
bar lines
time signature
the beat
quarter note in common time
beat values
quarter=1, half=2, whole=4
"TA TI TI TA" rhythm syllables
count singing
example
dash to connect beats
steps for count singing
1. how many beats?
2. which beats?
example with steps
building proficiency
exercise instructions
QUIZ: common time
EXERCISE: writing in counts
Simple Sight Reading
Practice the Exercise
Eighths and Rests
EIGHTH NOTES
eighth is 1/2 of quarter
eighth anatomy
beams
flags
1/2 a beat in common time
count singing eighths
example
eighth on timeline
duration equivalences
RESTS
half and whole look similar
diagram- rests and notes
sample quiz question
QUIZ: eighths and rests
EXERCISE: writing in counts II
Building Proficiency 2
EXERCISE: all note names 20 s/p
Ear Training: DO MI
Ear Training: DO RE MI
Ear Training: DO RE FA
Ear Training: DO RE SOL
Ties, Slurs and Dots
SLURS and TIES
a slur connects different pitches
a tie connects same pitchs
examples
slurs
ties
sample quiz questions
DOTS
dot = tie to 1/2 value
dotted half note
3 beats in common time
dot adds 1/2 note value
dotted quarter note
1 1/2 beats in common time
dots on rests
dotted notes on timeline
count singing
with slurs
with ties
with dots
convert dots to ties
draw timeline beams
QUIZ: slurs, ties and dots
EXERCISE: writing in counts III
EXERCISE: sight singing
Time Signature and Meter I
METER
grouping and division of beats
beat grouping
strong and weak beats
steps to hearing beat grouping
1. clap beat
2. clap louder on strong beats
3. count beats
examples 2&3
pop music grouped in 4
TIME SIGNATURES
common time = 44
top number- number of beats
bottom number - value of beat
examples
count singing in different meters
anacrusis
QUIZ: Time Signatures and Meter
EXERCISE: writing in counts IV
Reading a Choral Score
review musical terms
system
with multiple staves
common mistakes in reading
in full score
brackets and braces
choral brackets
QUIZ: choral score layout
Building Proficiency 3
EXERCISE: treble names 10 s/p
EXERCISE: bass names 10 s/p
EXERCISE: scale degree ID 20 s/p
Ear Training: DO RE MI
Ear Training: DO MI FA
Ear Training DO FA SOL
Key Signatures I
play lesson video
play higher or lower (transpose)
DO RE MI FA SOL
melody example
exercise instructions
added challenge
EXERCISE: scale degree ID 10 s/p
Intervals I
interval distance (quantity)
unison
cardinal number ID: 2nd, 3rd, etc
interval recognition
counting
on staff, solfege, or letters
melodic and harmonic
ascending and descending
tips to develop recognition speed
postlude
interval quality
QUIZ: interval quantity
EXERCISE: interval quantity ID
Building Proficiency 4
BP 4: Treble Letter Names 5sec
BP 4: Bass Letter Names 5sec
Ear Training: DO RE MI SOL
Ear Training: DO RE MI FA
Ear Training: DO RE MI FA SOL
BP 4: Interval Quantity 10sec
BP 4: Scale Degree ID 10sec
Keyboard Introduction
play lesson video
letter names of keys
black notes group in 2 & 3
find C
find other letter names from C
black note position of each letter
keyboard to staff
middle C
on full piano keyboard
EXERCISE: keyboard letters ID
Keyboard Steps & Accidentals
view lesson video
step distances on keyboard
half step
whole step
QUIZ: white key steps and letters
flat means lower
sharp means higher
Accidentals
Sharps
flats
enharmonics
the chromatic scale
half + half = whole
identify steps as whole or half
steps in DO RE MI FA SOL
W W H W
keyboard D R M F S exercise
QUIZ: accidentals and steps
EXERCISE: keyboard steps
EXERCISE: keyboard DRMFS
Key Signatures II
accidentals of a key
review: accidentals
horizontal arrangement
vertical alignment
applying a signature accidental
applies to all octaves
examples
accidentals of the major scale
tonic
whole and half steps of the scale
finding DO from key signature
C major- no accidentals
sharp keys
last sharp is "TI"
flat keys
second to last flat is DO
1 flat is F major
finding DO summary
postlude
QUIZ: key signatures II
EXERCISE: key sig treble sharp
EXERCISE: key sig treble flat
EXERCISE: key sig bass sharp
EXERCISE: key sig bass flat
Building Proficiency 5
EXERCISE: note names 5 s/p
EXERCISE: scale degree ID
EXERCISE: key signatures 20 s/p
Ear Training: DO TI
Ear Training: DO TI MI
Ear Training: DO TI RE
Ear Training: DO TI RE MI
The Circle of 5ths
introduction
circle of 5ths up (adding sharps)
all sharp keys
circle of 5ths down (adding flats)
all flat keys
full circle of 5ths
order of sharps and flats
mnemonic devices
order of keys related
QUIZ: circle of 5ths
Building Proficiency 6
Ear Training: DO TI SOL
Ear Training: DO TI FA
EXERCISE: interval ID 5 s/p
EXERCISE: scale degree ID 2
Ear Training: DO TI FA MI
Ear Training: DO TI MI FA SOL
EXERCISE: key signatures 10 s/p
Ear Training: TI DO RE MI FA SOL
Ear Training: DO RE MI FA SOL
Time Signatures and Meter II
beat division
DO LA test
Minor Keys
Major DO-DO: Minor LA-LA
C Maj and A Min
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Key Signatures I
play lesson video
play higher or lower (transpose)
DO RE MI FA SOL
melody example
exercise instructions
added challenge
EXERCISE: scale degree ID 10 s/p
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