Parts of the Violin Partes del Violín Scroll La voluta Pegs Las clavijas Finger Board El diapasón
Neck El mango
Shoulder La tapa
Bridge El puente F Hole la efe Tail Piece el cordal Chin Rest La mentonera Button El botón
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Scroll Pegs Finger Board Neck Shoulder F Hole Bridge Tail Piece Chin Rest Button
Partes del Violín
LA VOLUTA LAS CLAVIJAS El diapasón EL MANGO LA TAPA LA EFE ELPUENTE EL CORDAL LA MENTONERA EL BOTóN
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NAME __________________________________ DATE __________________________________
Chapter 1 – The Staff This is a staff.
Music is written on a staff. A staff has five lines and four spaces. Notes are symbols that are put on the lines and in the spaces.
The order of the lines is:
5th line 4th line 3rd line 2nd line
1st line
The order of the spaces is: 4th space 3rd space 2nd space 1st space
Activities Connect the dots with a ruler to draw a staff. Then, write the number of the lines and the spaces.
2 Write a O on the staff in the following lines.
3 Write a O on the staff in the following spaces.
4 Write a O on the staff in the following spaces and lines.
NAME __________________________________ DATE __________________________________Â
Treble Clef & Pitches The clef determines the name of a note on a staff. In English, each note is a letter: A, B, C, D, E, F, and G. In Spanish, each notes is solfege: Do, Re, Me, Fa, Sol, La, Si. Each note represents a pitch, the frequency of a vibration. The treble clef is used to represent high pitch ranges. This is a treble clef.
The note G is located in the curl of the treble clef, or G clef. The pitch is higher than Middle C.
MIDDLE
G
C
G
The names on the lines with a treble clef are E, G, B, D, F
F D B G E Every
Good
Boy
Does
Fine
The names of the spaces with a treble clef are F, A, C, E
E C A F F
A
C
E
The notes in order are:
E
F
G
A
B
C
D
E
F
MIDDLE
C
D
E
F
G
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
A
B
Activities Draw a treble clef. There are two steps. Part 1 Start here
Part 2 Start here
Write the name of the following notes on the lines.
C Write the note that is indicated by the following note names. If the letter appears twice, indicate both.
F
C
G
B
D
E
A
G
F
Answers Draw a treble clef. There are two steps. Part 1 Start here
Part 2 Start here
Write the name of the following notes on the lines.
C
E
G
A
E
B
F
D
F
Write the note that is indicated by the following note names. If the letter appears twice, indicate both.
F
C
G
B
D
E
A
G
F
NAME __________________________________ DATE __________________________________
BASS Clef & Pitches The clef determines the name of a note on a staff. In English, each note is a letter: A, B, C, D, E, F, and G In Spanish, each note is solfege: Do, Re, Me, Fa, Sol, La, Si Each note represents a pitch, the frequency of a vibration. The bass clef (sounds like “base”) or F clef is used to represent low pitch ranges. This is a bass clef.
The note F is located between the two dots on the bass clef. The F pitch is lower than Middle C.
MIDDLE
F F
C
G
The names on the lines with a bass clef are G, B, D, F, A
A F D B G Boys
Good
Do
Fine
Always
The names of the spaces with a bass clef are A, C, E, G
G E C A All
Cows
Eat
Grass
The notes in order are:
G
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
A
MIDDLE
C
D
E
F
G
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
A
B
C
D
E
F
Activities Draw a bass clef. There are 3 steps. Part 1 Curved line
Part 2 Dot above F line
Part 3 Dot below F line
Write the name of the following notes on the lines.
C
Write the note that is indicated by the following note names. If the letter appears twice, indicate both.
A
E
B
F
G
C
D
Activities Draw a bass clef. There are 3 steps. Part 1 Curved line
Part 2 Dot above F line
Part 3 Dot below F line
Write the name of the following notes on the lines.
C
G
B
G
E
A
F
D
A
Write the note that is indicated by the following note names. If the letter appears twice, indicate both.
A
E
B
F
G
C
D
NAME __________________________________ DATE __________________________________Â
The Grand Staff and Ledger Lines The Grand Staff When a treble and bass staff are combined with a line and brace, they create a Grand Staff.
E
G
Brace
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
F
G
A
B
C
D
E
F
A
Line
C
D
E
F
G
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
A
E
F
G
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
A
B
Ledger Lines Ledger Lines are lines that are added above or below a staff to extend the range of a staff for notes that cannot be written on a staff.
E
D
C
A
G
F
D
C
B
F
E
A
G
MIDDLE
C
D
E
F
G
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
A
B
Three notes are between a treble and bass staff. They are B, C, and D. Although the notes appear to be different, they are the same pitch.
middle
G
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
A
C
D
E
F
G
A
B
C
D
E
F
B
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D
E
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G
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
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B
C
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E
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G
A
B
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E
F
G
A
B
Activities
1 Draw braces using the dotted lines.
3
2 Draw a grandstaff three times.
Draw a treble clef and write the name of the notes on the line.
Activities 4
Draw a bass clef and write the name of the notes on the line.
5
Write the notes indicated below the grand staff. Add ledger lines when necessary.
B
D
C
B
C
B
D
ANSWERS
1 Draw braces using the dotted lines.
3
2 Draw a grandstaff three times.
Draw a treble clef and write the name of the notes on the line.
B E C D C E A F D G B F B D C
ANSWERS 4
Draw a bass clef and write the name of the notes on the line.
G 5
E
A
B
F
A
C
B
D
G
G
E
Write the notes indicated below the grand staff. Add ledger lines when necessary.
B
D
C
B
C
B
D
NAME __________________________________ DATE __________________________________Â
Ledger Lines – Low and High Notes There are other notes with one or more ledger lines. Notes that extend the treble staff higher are G, A, B, C, and so on.
E
D
C
F
G
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
A
B
C
MIDDLE
C
D
E
F
G
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
A
B
Notes that extend the bass clef lower are F, E, D, C, and so on.
C
D
E
F
G
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
A
MIDDLE
C
D
E
F
G
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
A
The notes of a grand staff are:
middle
C
D
E
F
G
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
A
C
D
E
F
G
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
A
B
C
B
MIDDLE
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D
E
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G
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B
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E
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G
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C
D
E
F
G
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B
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G
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B
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G
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B
Activities 1 Draw a treble clef and write the name of the notes on the line.
B
2 Draw a bass clef and write the name of the notes on the line.
C
Activities 3
Write the four notes on a grand staff for each note.
B
E
G
F
A
C
B
D
answers 1 Draw a treble clef and write the name of the notes on the line.
B
C
B
G
D
A
B
C
G
C
C
B
2 Draw a bass clef and write the name of the notes on the line.
C
F
B
D
E
D
Answers 3
Write the four notes on a grand staff for each note.
B
E
G
F
A
C
B
D
NAME __________________________________ DATE __________________________________Â
Note Values The duration of a note is how much time the note is heard. Note values determine the duration of a note. This is a whole note:
This is a half note:
This is a quarter note:
1 whole note
2 half notes
4 quarter notes
Two half notes equal the duration of one whole note.
Two quarter notes equal the duration of one half note.
There are two parts to a half note and quarter note: a notehead and stem. stem
notehead
If a note is above the third line of a staff, the stem extends down on the left of the note.
If a note is below the third line of a staff, the stem extends up on the right of the note.
If a note is on the third line of a staff, the stem can either go up or down depending on the note before and after the note.
The length of a stem should extend from the notehead to the space or line with the same letter.
Activities 1 Draw a treble clef and draw the notes on the staff.
A whole
D half
B quarter
F half
B whole
E quarter
C quarter
A half
C quarter
E whole
F quarter
2 Draw a bass clef and draw the notes on the staff.
B quarter
G half
D whole
Activities 3
Draw the treble and bass clefs, and stems to the notes. Then, identify the note.
C
Activities 4
Write the number of notes in column A that it would take to equal column B.
A
1.
1
B
A
5.
2.
6.
3.
7.
4.
8.
B
ANswers 1 Draw a treble clef and write the notes below the staff.
A whole
D half
B quarter
F half
B whole
E quarter
C quarter
C quarter
E whole
F quarter
2 Draw a bass clef and write the notes below the staff.
B quarter
G half
D whole
A half
ANswers 3
Draw the treble and bass clefs, and stems to the notes. Then, identify the note.
C
F
B
E
A
C
E
A
ANswers 4
Write the number of notes in column A that it would take to equal column B.
A
B
A
1.
1
5.
4
2.
2
6.
2
3.
2
7.
1
4.
1
8.
4
B
NAME __________________________________ DATE __________________________________Â
Measure and Bars Bar lines divide music. Music is divided into measures (or bars) between two bar lines.
measure or bar
bar line
bar line
A double bar appears at the end of a musical piece. It is one thin line and one thick line.
double bar line
A single staff does not begin with a bar line. A grand staff does begin with a bar line. Each bar line pass through both staves.
Activities 1 Draw a treble staff with 5 measures. Include a double bar.
Write two half notes in each measure and identify each note on the line.
2 Draw a bass clef with 4 measures. Include a double bar. Write four quarter notes in each measure and identify each note on the line.
Activities 3
Draw a grand staff with 6 measures. Include a double bar. Write one whole note in each measure and identify each note on the line.
answers 1 Draw a treble staff with 5 measures. Include a double bar.
Write two half notes in each measure and identify each note on the line.
2 Draw a bass clef with 4 measures. Include a double bar. Write four quarter notes in each measure and identify each note on the line.
answers 3
Draw a grand staff with 6 measures. Include a double bar. Write one whole note in each measure and identify each note on the line.
NAME __________________________________ DATE __________________________________
Time Signature A time signature is found at the beginning of a piece of music after the clef. There are two numbers: numerator (indicates the number of beats in a measure) denominator (indicates the note that equals one beat) When music is in 4/4: A quarter note equals 1 beat. There are 4 quarter notes in one measure.
Du - Du - Du - Du 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 A half note equals 2 beats. There are 2 half notes in one measure.
Du - u - Du - u 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 A whole note equals 4 beats. There is 1 whole note in one measure.
Du - u - u - u 1 - 2 - 3 - 4
Activities 1 Write a treble clef followed by a 4/4 time signature at the beginning of the music. Add bar lines, a double bar line, and stems to the notes so that there are 4 beats per measure.
1-2-3-4
1-2-3-4
1-2-3-4
1-2-3-4
2 Write a bass clef followed by a 4/4 time signature at the beginning of the music. Fill in the one note missing in each measure.
1-2-3-4
1-2-3-4
1-2-3-4
1-2-3-4
Activities 3 Write a bass clef followed by a 4/4 time signature at the beginning of the music.
Divide the staff into 4 measures with bar lines and a double bar line. Then, write the following notes in each measure: Measure 1 – 1 whole note (Middle C) Measure 2 – 1 half note (G) and 2 quarter notes (E and F) Measure 3 – 4 quarter notes (B, A, G, and D) Measure 4 – 2 half notes (F and A)
1-2-3-4
4
1-2-3-4
1-2-3-4
1-2-3-4
Add the notes and write the total number of beats below the notes.
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
answers 1 Write a treble clef followed by a 4/4 time signature at the beginning of the music. Add bar lines, a double bar line, and stems to the notes so that there are 4 beats per measure.
1-2-3-4
1-2-3-4
1-2-3-4
1-2-3-4
2 Write a bass clef followed by a 4/4 time signature at the beginning of the music. Fill in the one note missing in each measure.
1-2-3-4
1-2-3-4
1-2-3-4
1-2-3-4
answers 3 Write a bass clef followed by a 4/4 time signature at the beginning of the music.
Divide the staff into 4 measures with bar lines and a double bar line. Then, write the following notes in each measure: Measure 1 – 1 whole note (Middle C) Measure 2 – 1 half note (G) and 2 quarter notes (E and F) Measure 3 – 4 quarter notes (B, A, G, and D) Measure 4 – 2 half notes (F and A)
1-2-3-4
4
1-2-3-4
1-2-3-4
1-2-3-4
Add the notes and write the total number of beats below the notes.
+
+ 3
+ 4
+ 2
+ 6
+ 3
+ 8
+ 6
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