Notes & Rests “The Box” The table below needs to be correctly filled out... NAME
SYLLABLE
NOTES
RESTS
VALUES
w h q iq jjjx
e x
Other notes to look out for are...
q. = e + e + e SWright 2008
Dotted Crotchet The dot adds on half of the notes existing value
iq = e + e
A Pair of Quavers When quavers are played together, their tails join, and they combine their values
Naming Notes on the Treble Clef • To find the notes on a line
Every
Good
Boy
Deserves
Fruit
• To find the notes in a space
F
A
C
E
• Try and name all the notes below (watch out for the extra notes on ledger lines)
C S.Wright 2008
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Naming Notes on the Bass Clef • To find the notes on a line
Great
Big
Dogs
For
Australia
• To find the notes in a space
All
Cows
Eat
Grass
• Try and name all the notes below (watch out for the extra notes on ledger lines)
G
S.Wright 2008
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Positions for Playing Piano & Guitar
4 5
3
2
2 1
1
3
4 5
Thumb
1
2 3 4
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GUITAR NOTES ON THE MUSIC STAVE
Fret 1
Fret 2
Fret 3
Fret 4
Fret 5
Fret 6
Fret 7
Fret 8
e b g D A E
g
f
a
b
You will need to remember the names of the open strings of the guitar (marked with an open circle they are:
c
). In order from thickest to thinnest
Every Alligator Drinks grog before eating - notice the thin strings have a lowercase beginning? Remember this...
Each dot on the Guitar fretboard is a note exactly the same as a note on normal music stave paper. You read the above diagram like a map. It has a key (method to interpret the symbols) and this allows you to play any music on the guitar. Ask yourself these three questions to help find the correct place to put your fingers: Attention! Every fret (or block between the bars on the fretboard) is one semitone. Or, the distance between a white and black note on the piano!
1. What string is the note on? 2. What fret is the note in? 3. What finger do I use to play the note?
e
f
f#
g
g#
a
bb
b
e
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g#
f#
c
f
g
bb
a
b
c