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INTRODUCTION TO MUSIC THEORY

INTRODUCTION TO MUSIC THEORY. Wednesday, September 5, 2012. TODAY:. Turn in homework (L7/L8 & L10/11) Music Sharing: Kieran (XHS) RQ2 Dots in rhythm Ties Slurs ET3 Rhythmic compositions: (4/4, 2/4, & 3/4) Homework: L12/L13. DOTS IN RHYTHM:.

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INTRODUCTION TO MUSIC THEORY

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  1. INTRODUCTIONTO MUSIC THEORY Wednesday, September 5, 2012

  2. TODAY: • Turn in homework (L7/L8 & L10/11) • Music Sharing: Kieran (XHS) • RQ2 • Dots in rhythm • Ties • Slurs • ET3 • Rhythmic compositions: (4/4, 2/4, & 3/4) • Homework: L12/L13

  3. DOTS IN RHYTHM: • The use of a dot in music notation dates back at least to the 10th Century, although the exact amount of augmentation is disputed. • A dot after a note increases its duration by half of the original value. • EXAMPLE: half note • In 4/4 & 3/4 time, a half note is usually worth 2 beats. • If you add a dot after a half note, the dot is worth 1 beat (half of 2 is 1). • Adding that dot to the half note gives it a new value of 3 (2+1=3).

  4. CONNECT THE DOTS! • What is the new value of the following notes? • Dotted quarter note: ? • Dotted whole note: ?

  5. MORE ABOUT DOTS: • If the note to be dotted is on a space, the dot also goes on the space, while if the note is on a line, the dot goes on the space above (this also goes for notes on ledger lines). • The dots on dotted notes, which are located to the right of the note, are not to be confused with the dots which indicate staccato articulation, which are located above or below the note. • Theoretically, any note value can be dotted, as can rests of any value. If the rest is in its normal position, dots are always placed in third staff space from the bottom. • Dots can be used across bar lines. • More than one dot may be added; each dot adds half of the duration added by the previous dot.

  6. TIES: • A TIE joins two notes of the same pitch by a curved line over or under the notes. • Each note joined by a tie is held for its full value but only the first note is played or sung. • The tied note’s value is added to the value of the first note. • A tie should always be written on the opposite side of the note stems.

  7. SLURS: • A SLUR smoothly connects two or more notes of different pitches by a curved line over or under the notes. • With a slur, there is no break in sound between pitches. • A slur is sometimes also referred to as LEGATO singing or playing. (More on this later…) • When all the stems are in the same direction, the slur is written on the opposite side from that of the stems. When stem direction is mixed, the slur is written above the notes.

  8. HOMEWORK: • Complete L12 & L13 • Add two more measures to each of your three mini–compositions: • 2 measures of 2/4 • 2 measures of 3/4 • 2 measures of 4/4 • These additional measures should now incorporate dotted notes, slurs, and ties. Be creative! • For FRIDAY: • Write your three 4–measure compositions in NOTEFLIGHT. • Title this composition “A Mini–Composition”. • Print off the score to turn in.

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