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UNIT 1 Music Part 1: Rhythm
What Is Rhythm?
The beginning of that organization is rhythm. Rhythm is the arrangement of sounds as they move through time. The term rhythm is also used to describe a specific pattern of sounds. In a very simple form, music can be created by clapping your hands to a specific rhythm. There are several terms related to rhythm which help us to better understand music. Worksheet # 1 Directions A. Listen to the tick, tack, tick tack of the clock. Try to clap your hands to feel the beat.
B. Snap your fingers as you respond to the sound that your teacher will play.
C. Tap your foot to feel the rhythm.
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Let’s Check and Reflect 1. Define rhythm
2. Give examples of rhythm
What Is Musical Sound?
The Musical Sound is indicated by different types of notes. A note shows the length of time value of the musical sound. A whole note equals the time value of two half notes. One half note
equals the time value of two quarter notes.
One quarter note equals the time value of two eight notes. One eight note equals the time value of two sixteenth notes.
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Worksheet # 2 Directions A. Draw the equivalent note as being described in each
sentence.
1. equals the time value of two quarter notes
2. equals the time value of two half notes.
3. equals the time value of two sixteenth notes.
4. equals the time value of two eight notes.
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Musical Silences
A rest is an interval of silence in a piece of music, marked by a symbol indicating the length of the pause. Each rest symbol corresponds with a particular note value:
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Study the table below.
Worksheet # 3 Directions A. Draw the following. 1. Draw one whole rest
2. Draw two half rests
3. Draw four quarter rests
4. Draw eight eighth rests
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5. Draw six sixteenth rests
Let’s Check and Reflect 1. What is musical sound?
2. What is musical rest?
Bar Lines and Measures What Is a Bar Line? A bar line is a vertical line. It divides the music staff into measures.
The distance between two bar lines is called a measure.
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What is Double Bar Lines? Double bar lines refers to the two vertical lines, one is thin and the other one is thick. See illustration below.
They are placed at the end of the music piece. Double bar lines can also be used to show the ending of a section.
Worksheet # 4 Directions B. Divide the staff into six measures with bar lines and end with a double line (end of a composition)
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What Is A Measure Signature? Measure signature is popularly known as “time signature.” It is a numerical sign found at the beginning of a piece in music. See illustration below.
Other examples:
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Worksheet # 5 Directions B. Draw notes equivalent to the given measure signature.
MUSIC LESSON #6 Pulse in Form of Quarter Note and Quarter Rest In MUSIC, we use symbols to describe the pulse, these are the: QUARTER NOTE And QUARTER REST The quarter note has sound While the quarter rest has no sound,but they both receive
one beat.
WORKSHEET # 6 Directions: Draw a quarter note or quarter rest in the blanks to complete the time signature.
MUSIC LESSON # 7 Let’s Play A. Directions:Play the notes below on the suggested ways.
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*SNAP YOUR FINGERS
*TAP YOUR DESK
*STOMP YOUR FEET
B. Directions: Try to play the following notes by using the suggested percussion.
*STICKS
*TRIANGLE
*BELL
*CYMBALS
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TESTING YOUR ABILITY # 1 Directions: Fill in the blanks with the correct words to compete the sentences. 1. Is that quality in music which is produced by a regular succession of beat and accent. 2. The musical sounds are indicated by different types________________. 3. A
note has longer time value of sounds.
4. One
equals two half rests.
5. One
rest equals two quarter rests.
6. One quarter rest is equivalent to
quarter note.
7. A
is the grouping of beats or ccounts into equal units.
8. A
line divides the music staff into measures
and a 9.
Lines are placed at the end of the music piece.
10. Draw a staff divide into 4 measures with bar lines.
Directions: Draw the following notes and rests. 1. Whole Note
2. Half Note
3. Quarter Note
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4. Eighth Note
5. Sixteenth Note
6. Whole Rest
7. Half Rest
8. Quarter Rest
9. Eighth Rest
10. Sixteenth Rest
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MUSIC PART 2 MELODY
OBJECTIVES At the end of the unit, the student 1. gives the meaning of the scale; 2. Executes the hand/arm movements of the so-fa syllables 3. Differentiates diatonic, pentatonic; 4. Illustrate each kind of scale by giving examples; 5. Identifies the different scales; 6. Gives the number intervals for the given notes; 7. Writes the key signature in the staff; 8. Answers the questions correctly.
What is a Scale? Scale is a succession of tones arranged in ascending or descending order.
EXAMPLES OF MUSICAL SCALES:
1. Diatonic Scale 2. Pentatonic Scale 3. Chromatic Scale
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WORKSHEET # 8
A. Sing the musical scale in Music Lesson #8 with the corresponding arm and hand movements for every so-fa syllable name. Use the right hand. Practice several times.
B. Create an 8-step tone ladder, going up and down. Write the so-fa syllable names on every step.
C. Draw a keyboard locate the musical scale on the keyboard by writing the so-fa syllable names on the white keys.
MUSIC LESSON #9
DIATONIC SCALE Diatonic scale consists of whole and half tones arranged in successive order. It is composed of 8 notes from the keynote to the octave.
EXAMPLES
*KEYNOTE -
*OCTAVE -
-
or tonic is the beginning note of the scale.
it can begin from any pitch.
means eight it is the last note or end of the scale.
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WORKSHEET #9 Directions: Make a staff. Draw G-clef at the beginning of the staff. Create your own diatonic scale. Write the so-fa syllable names below the staff.
MUSIC LESSON #10 PENTATONIC SCALE Pentatonic scale consists of 5-note scale arranged in a variety of ways. It is not arranged in succession.
WORSHEET #10 Directions: Make a staff. Draw a G-clef at the beginning of the staff. Create your own pentatonic scale. Write the so-fa syllable names below the staff.
MUSIC LESSON #11 CHROMATIC SCALE A Chromatic scale consists of a series of half tones or semitones.
*SHARPS (#) are used in ascending and *FLATS (b) are used in descending
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Two kinds of Chromatic Scale
1. Sharp Chromatic Scale
2. Flat Chromatic Scale
Sharps and Flats - are mostly black keys found on the piano keyboard.
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WORKSHEET #11 Directions: Create your own sharp chromatic scale and flat chromatic scale.
SHARP CHROMATIC SCALE
FLAT CHROMATIC SCALE
MUSIC LESSON #12 INTERVALS Intervals means the distance between two given notes sounded together or in succession.
Directions: Illustrate the stated interval. Create your own example.
6th INTERVAL
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OCTAVE
3RD INTERVAL
PRIME INTERVAL
5TH INTERVAL
7TH INTERVAL
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MUSIC LESSON #13 KEY SIGNATURE The sharps (#’s) and flats (b’s) are placed at the beginning of the music staff called key signature.
KEY SIGNATURE - is a sign indicating the scale and the key of the composition. It shows upon which pictures or tones will always be sharped or flatted in the scale or in the song.
WORKSHEET #13 Directions: Draw the sharp. Write ascending and descending G major scale.
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