Pitches are represented by notes that are written on a staff
The STAFF has five lines and four spaces
The pitches placed on the lines and spaces of the staff are named after the first seven letters of the alphabet A, B , C , D , E , F and G
These are called the LETTER NAMES or ABSOLUTE PITCH NAMES.
The letter names of the lines and spaces of the staff depend on the clef used.
A clef is a symbol found on the left side of the staff , which indicates the high and low pitches written on it .
There are two clefs that are commonly used , the Treble Clef or G-clef and the Bass Clef or F-clef.
The treble clef or G-clef wraps around the second line of the staff to tell that it is the G line
Absolute pitches on the treble clef staff
The space notes on G-Clef
The Line notes on the G- Cleff
Some pitches are written on the ledger lines above or below the staff. The ledger lines are short lines above or below the staff. These lines are only visible when there are notes written on them.
Absolute pitches on the treble clef staff
A
F
D
G
C
Answer Let’s Practice A and B (1 – 5) On Page 37-38
BASS CLEF OR F-CLEF
It marks the position of the F note, sitting on the fourth line from the bottom of the staff, indicating the F note
THE SPACE NOTES ON F-CLEF
THE LINE NOTES ON F-CLEF
Absolute pitches on the BASS clef staff
D
A
F
G
E
ANSWER LET’S PRACTICE A AND B ON PAGE 37 O 38 NUMBER 6-10
QUIZ
Fill in the Blanks 1._________ has 5 lines and 4 spaces. 2.____________are represented by notes that are written on a staff. 3. There are two clefs that are commonly used t he _________or G-clef and the _______ or F-clef.
4-8 write the absolute pitch names of G-clef line on staff
9-12 write the absolute pitch names of G-clef spaces on staff
13-15 Write G-clef and F clef in staff
Melodic Contour Lesson 2
Melodic Contour The shape of melody Refers to the movement or direction of melodies.
A melody may move in ascending or descending order The pitches within melody may move by step , skip or repetition.
In stepwise motion , the melody moves in either ascending or descending motion . STEP UP STEP DOWN
In skipwise motion , the melody moves by skips or leaps in either ascending or descending motion SKIP UP SKIP DOWN
If a melody consists of Repeated Notes , the melody is said to have no movement. It stays on the same note or pitch. REPETITION
Tell Wheter The Notes Is STEP UP , STEP DOWN , SKIP UP , SKIP DOWN OR REPETITION
REPETITION
STEP UP
STEP DOWN
SKIP DOWN
SKIP UP
MELODIC INTERVAL is the distance between two consecutive pitches a melody contains a succession of melodic intervals.
NAME OF THE MELODY INTERVALS
The intervals are easily determined by counting the number of lines and spaces in the given interval .
Start counting from the first note, then count each line and space up to the last note of the given intervals
1 2 3 4 5 6 6 th
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 8 th or OCTAVE
IDENTIFY THE MELODY INTERVAL OF THE FOLLOWING
5 TH
PRIME OR UNISON
2 ND
3 RD
4 TH
RANGE is the distance between the lowest and highest note (pitches) . some melodies have a WIDE RANGE and some have a NARROW RANGE
NARROW RANGE LOWEST PITCH/NOTES HIGHEST PITCH
WIDE RANGE LOWEST PITCH/NOTES HIGHEST PITCH
ANSWER LET’S PRACTICE A , B , C , D ON PAGE 45-46