Musical languaje Theory

MUSICAL LANGUAJE I

Music is a languaje and we need special signs to write it down.

STAFF - We need staves to write the music on it.

- Staff has 5 lines and 4 spaces

liña 5 liña 4 liña 3 liña liña22 liña 1

espacio espacio4 espacio 3 espacio 2 espacio 1

MUSICAL FIGURES They represent the duration of the sound.

EQUIVALENCES BETWEEN FIGURES These are the equivalences:

SILENCES Silences are pauses in the music:

DURATION AND EQUIVALENCES of SILENCES

PARTS of the MUSICAL FIGURE

In English

PLACING THE NOTES ON THE STAFF - You must write them from left to right.

- Those notes which are placed under 3rd line must have the stem (plica) down. Those which are place above 3rd line must have the stem up.

- Note B “si� is located on the 3rd line, so you can write the stem up or down. It is up to you.

TREBLE CLEF Clef names the notes.

OTHER CLEFS

Treble clef or G clef

Bass Clef or F clef

C Clef

MUSICAL NOTES

MUSICAL NOTES

C D E F G A B MUSICAL NOTES – INTERNATIONAL SISTEM

Notes on lines and spaces

MEASURE • On 2/4 measure we have two beats (pulses) to complete with figures and silences.

• On ¾ measures we have three beats (pulses) to complete with figures and silences.

• On 4/4 measure we have four beats to complete with figures and silences.

En galego/español a palabra compás ten dous significados: por un lado é a fracción numérica que colocamos ao principio do pentagrama para indicar os pulsos e acentos, por outro lado é o espazo que temos entre as liñas divisorias.

En inglés a fracción chámase measure, e o espazo entre liñas divisorias chámase bar.

BAR LINE (LiĂąa divisoria) Bar lines divide the staff

BAR LINES ON DIFFERENT MEASURES

DOUBLE BAR LINE We use double bar line to show the end of the music.

Nuria GarcĂ­a Amigo Translation: Julia Cea