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Week 1
Semibreve and Minim into Staff.
The semibreve is a musical symbol that tells us to play a note that lasts for 4 counts (4 beats).
it is oval shaped.
This is a semibreve.
The minim is a musical symbol that tells us to play a note that lasts for 2 counts ( 2 beats). it
has an oval shaped note head, and a stem attched to it.

This is a minim. sometimes written as this

Notes written on a staff are either centred on the lines or in the spaces (between the lines) of a
staff.

1. NOTE HEADS:
Note heads written in a space MUST touch the lines above or
below it.

Note head, in a space

Note heads written on a line MUST be divided into 2 halves

Note head, on a line

2. STEMS: Stems are sometimes attached to note heads. The stems are always 1 octave long (8
succesive lines and spaces)
For note heads written ABOVE the middle line of the staff (line
3), the stem will trail DOWNWARDS from the LEFT side of the
note head.

Note head, written above

middle line

For note heads written BELOW the middle line of the staff (line
3), the stem will trail UPWARDS from the RIGHT side of the
note head.

Note head, written below

middle line

For note heads written ON the middle line of the staff (line 3), the stem will trail either
UPWARDS or DOWNWARDS.

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Week 2
Treble Clef into the Staff
1. Remember that the lines and spaces of a staff are counted from the bottom to the top. Begin
above the staff and draw the letter J, through the staff, ending in the space below the staff.

2. Start at the top of the J you have just drawn, and draw a P to line 4 of the staff.

3. Continue, by drawing an inverted D (a semi-circle to the left) from line 4 and end on line 1.

4. Continue to circle up to line 3 and curl around, finishing on line 2.

Parts of a Violin.
The violin is a string instrument. Its strings are vibrated using a bow. The parts of the violin are as
follows:

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Parts of a violin

The parts of a bow are as follows:

Parts of a bow

Week 3
Bass Clef into the Staff
1. Remember that the lines and spaces of a staff are counted from the bottom to the top. Draw a
black dot on line 4 of the staff. Remember to fill this dot in!

2. Starting from the dot you have drawn, continue by drawing half of a heart, curling up to line 5
and ending on space 1 of the staff.

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3. Draw a dot in space 3 and another in space 4 of the staff. Remember to fill these dots in too!

PIANO: CLEF SIGNS

This is the bass clef sign. This is the treble clef sign.

This is how MIDDLE C looks on a BASS STAFF. This is how MIDDLE C looks on a TREBLE STAFF.

Middle C is written as a semibreve and gets 4 counts Middle C is written as a semibreve and gets 4 counts

It is played by the right hand thumb. Play Middle C on It is played by the right hand thumb. Play Middle on the
the piano, with your left thumb and count 4. Piano with your left thumb and count 4.

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Week 4
Song: My Bonny Lies Over The Ocean
My bonny lies over the ocean
My bonny lies over the sea
My bonny lies over the ocean
Oh bring back my bonny to me!
Bring back, bring back,
Bring back my bonny to me!

PIANO: MIDDLE C ON THE STAFF

Music is written on the lines and spaces of a staff.
The notes written on the staff, tells us what keys to play on the piano.
There are different types of notes, but first we shall learn the semibreve.
The semibreve looks like this :
It isoval shaped.
A staff
Its time value is 4 counts (beats).
It tells us to play a note on the piano, that is 4 counts long.

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Week 5
Time Value
Aurally percieved music ( i.e. music played by instruments, or sung by human voices ) can be
visually represented by writen / printed symbols. This system of visual representation is called
NOTATION.
In music notation, time value indicates the duration of a note, ie how long or short a note is sounded.
Time value tells the musician, how much value to give to each kind of musical note.
The parts of the notation that indicate note duration include the shape and
colour of the note head, the presence or absence of a stem and the presence
or absence of flags. (Flags

are also known as beams, hooks, tails, etc.)

A rest is an interval of silence in music. Rests are also marked by music notation ( symbols) to
indicate how long the silence would last.

Name Note Symbols Rest Symbols Time Value

1. Semibreve 4 beats (or 4 counts )

2. Minim. 2 beats (counts)

or
3. Crotchet 1 beat (count)
or
4. Quaver Half a beat (count)
or
5. Semiquaver Quareter of a beat (count)
or
When there are multiple notes with tails ( eg quavers, and semiquavers) individual tails are not
drawn. One tail is usually written for all the notes. Thus, multiple quavers would be written as :

instead of .;

and multiple semiquavers would be written as

instead of .

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Week 6
Pentatonic Scale
A scale is a series of notes, that follow an increasing or decreasing order in pitch. Examples of
scales in music are:
1. The diatonic scale; which is also known as the major scale;
do re mi fa so la ti do
alternatively, C D E F G A B C

2. The minor scale; simply a major scale that begins with la instead of do
la ti do re mi fa so la
alternatively, A B C D E F G A

3. The pentatonic scale.

The word pentatonic comes from the Greek word pente, meaning five and tonic
meaning tone. Simply put, it is a scale having 5 notes instead of the more common 8 notes. If
you play all the black notes on a piano, what you will hear is the pentatonic scale.

There are 2 basic forms of the pentatonic scale:

1. The major pentatonic scale; which consists of the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 5th and 6th notes of a major
(diatonic) scale.
do re Mi so la
alternatively, C D E G A

2. The minor pentatonic scale; which simply a major pentatonic scale that begins with la instead
of do.
la do re mi so la
alternatively, A C D E G A
Week 7
THE BASS STAFF
This is the bass staff. It is the combination of a BASS CLEF (F CLEF) and A STAFF. The bass clef
tells us the name of the first line is G.

The names of the lines of the bass staff are G, B, D, F.A.

A reminder, for the lines of the bass staff is Good Boy Deserve Favour.Always.
G B D F A
Good Boy Deserves Favour Always

The names of the spaces of the bass staff are A, C, E, G..

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A reminder, for the spaces of the bass staff is

A C E G
All Cows Eat Grass
Week 8
Recorder Song: Little Fly
This song uses ONLY note B
This is note B the staff. This is note B the recorder

1. SAY the words to the song.

2. CLAP in time with the words as you say them.
3. Observe how somw words lasts longer than others.
4. Play the tune on your recorder. Use note B. Make sure the notes match the pattern of the
words.

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