Learn to Read Music! by Susannah Anderson https://padlet.com/susannahanderson/dq12k79jn2cogepq Below are basic strategies for reading music to review during your practice time. en-us 2023-09-24 22:06:31 UTC 2023-09-25 01:59:31 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f3b5.png How to Read Notes (Treble and Bass Clef) susannahanderson https://padlet.com/susannahanderson/dq12k79jn2cogepq/wish/2718254216
This video is made for piano players, but the treble and bass clef act the same way for other instruments. Pay close attention to the clef of your specific instrument!

Treble clef -> Flutes, Clarinets, Saxophones, Trumpets, Mallets

Bass clef -> Trombones]]> 2023-09-24 22:34:58 UTC https://padlet.com/susannahanderson/dq12k79jn2cogepq/wish/2718254216 Letter Name Mnemonics susannahanderson https://padlet.com/susannahanderson/dq12k79jn2cogepq/wish/2718256257 What other special phrases could help you remember the lines and spaces?

Comment below!]]> 2023-09-24 22:40:22 UTC https://padlet.com/susannahanderson/dq12k79jn2cogepq/wish/2718256257 Types of Notes and Rests susannahanderson https://padlet.com/susannahanderson/dq12k79jn2cogepq/wish/2718275464 Notice that whole rests and half rests are hard to tell apart. Remember: Half rests looks like a hat.

Create two musical math problems using these note values above (Whole, Half, and Quarter) that equal 4.

Example:
Half + Half = 4

]]> 2023-09-24 23:21:45 UTC https://padlet.com/susannahanderson/dq12k79jn2cogepq/wish/2718275464 Your First Five Notes susannahanderson https://padlet.com/susannahanderson/dq12k79jn2cogepq/wish/2718290982 This PDF has the first five notes for each instrument in the band (including ones we don't play yet in beginning band like oboe, bassoon, tuba, etc).

1. Different instruments have different first five notes.
  • a. Which have B-flat, C, D, E-flat, F?
  • b. Which have C, D, E, F, G?
  • c. Which have G, A, B, C, D?

2. Different instruments use different clefs.
  • a. Which use treble clef?
  • b. Which use bass clef?
  • c. Why would these instruments need to use different clefs?

Comment below!

]]> 2023-09-24 23:48:44 UTC https://padlet.com/susannahanderson/dq12k79jn2cogepq/wish/2718290982 Measures, Bar Lines, and Double Bar Lines susannahanderson https://padlet.com/susannahanderson/dq12k79jn2cogepq/wish/2718300167 1. What is the difference between bar lines and double bar lines? What different purposes do they have in music?

2. Why do you think composers organize music into measures?]]> 2023-09-25 00:01:15 UTC https://padlet.com/susannahanderson/dq12k79jn2cogepq/wish/2718300167 Counting and Time Signatures susannahanderson https://padlet.com/susannahanderson/dq12k79jn2cogepq/wish/2718310127 1. If 3/4 time has 3 beats per measure and 4/4 time has 4 beats per measure, then how many beats per measure would 5/4 time have?

2. Why would it be difficult to count every beat in a piece of music? At what number, in your opinion, would it start to become difficult?]]> 2023-09-25 00:12:06 UTC https://padlet.com/susannahanderson/dq12k79jn2cogepq/wish/2718310127