| 1 |
I. Fundamentals |
Introduction to Western Musical Notation |
- Inventing a Notation System (.pdf, .docx); Rubric (.pdf, .docx)
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| 2 |
I. Fundamentals |
Notation of Notes, Clefs, and Ledger Lines |
- Writing Noteheads, Clefs, and Ledger Lines (with C clefs) (.pdf, .docx). Asks students to practice handwriting elements of music notation.
- Writing Noteheads, Clefs, and Ledger Lines (Treble and Bass) (.pdf, .docx). Asks students to practice handwriting elements of music notation.
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| 3 |
I. Fundamentals |
Reading Clefs |
- Writing and Identifying Notes Assignment #1 (.pdf, .mscz). Asks students to write and identify notes in treble, bass, alto, and tenor clefs, with and without ledger lines.
- Writing and Identifying Notes Assignment #2 (.pdf, .mscz). Asks students to write and identify notes in treble, bass, alto, and tenor clefs, with and without ledger lines.
- Notating Pitch (.pdf, .mscz). Asks students to write and identify notes in treble and bass clefs only, with and without ledger lines.
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| 4 |
I. Fundamentals |
The Keyboard and the Grand Staff |
- White Keys on the Piano and the Grand Staff (.pdf, .docx)
- The Piano Keyboard and the Grand Staff with Ledger Lines (.pdf, .docx)
- Generic Intervals (.pdf, .docx)
- Grand Staff Note Names with Ledger Lines (.pdf, .docx)
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| 5 |
I. Fundamentals |
Half Steps, Whole Steps, and Accidentals |
- Black Keys on the Piano (.pdf, .docx)
- Half and Whole Steps on the Piano (.pdf, .docx)
- Writing Accidentals (.pdf, .docx)
- Writing and Identifying Accidentals (.pdf, .docx)
- Half and Whole Steps in Staff Notation (.pdf, .docx)
- Enharmonic Equivalence (.pdf, .docx)
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| 6 |
I. Fundamentals |
American Standard Pitch Notation (ASPN) |
- American Standard Pitch Notation (ASPN) (.pdf, .mscz). Asks students to identify pitches by ASPN label and write pitches in the correct octave from ASPN labels.
- American Standard Pitch Notation (ASPN), Treble and Bass Clef (.pdf, .mscz). Asks students to identify pitches by ASPN label and write pitches in the correct octave from ASPN labels. No C clefs.
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| 7 |
I. Fundamentals |
Other Aspects of Notation |
- Other Aspects of Notation (.pdf, .docx). Asks students to order dynamics, tempi, and historical periods; draw articulations, structural features, and hairpins; and answer informational questions about these aspects of notation.
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| 8 |
I. Fundamentals |
Notating Rhythm |
- Note and Rest Values (.pdf, .docx)
- Dots and Ties (.pdf, .docx)
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| 9 |
I. Fundamentals |
Simple Meter and Time Signatures |
- Simple Notes, Rests, and Bar Lines (.pdf, .docx)
- Rebeaming Simple Rhythmic Notation (.pdf, .mscz)
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| 10 |
I. Fundamentals |
Compound Meter and Time Signatures |
- Compound Notes, Rests, and Bar Lines (.pdf, .docx)
- Rebeaming Compound Rhythmic Notation (.pdf, .mscz)
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| 11 |
I. Fundamentals |
Other Rhythmic Essentials |
- Triplets and Duplets, Hypermeter, and Syncopation (.pdf, .docx) Worksheet playlist
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| 12 |
I. Fundamentals |
Major Scales, Scale Degrees, and Key