music theory band & drums 2010 l colpitts. music notes page 2 semibreve = whole note minim –...
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Music Theory
Band & Drums 2010
L Colpitts
Music NotesPage 2
Semibreve = Whole Note
Minim – Half Note
Crotchet = Quarter Note
Quaver = Eight Note
Music Notes cont...Page 3
Semiquaver = Sixteenth Note
Demisemiquaver = Thirty-second Note
Hemidemisemiquaver = Sixty-fourth Note
Other NotesPage 4
Beams connect eight notes(quavers) and notes of shorter value
Placing a dot next to the note increases the value by half. Example a dotted minim would equal Half + Quarter = 3/4 Note
StavePage 5
All of these notes will then be transferred onto a stave. Notes on
the line = E G B D F (Every Good Boy Deserves Football) and the notes
between the lines = F A C E (FACE)
Ledger Lines
Is used to extend the Stave if the note is higher then the stave
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Can be above or below the stave
Bar LinesPage 7
Single Bar Line – used to separate measures
Double Bar Line – Used to separate sections or phrase of music
Sharps
When ever you see then that means that you need to raise the pitch of the note by a half step.
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Flats
• When ever you see this means you need to lower the note by half a step
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Order of Sharps and FlatsPage 10
B, E, A, D, G, C, F are the order of the flats. The first four flats spell BEAD. That's easy to
remember. F, C, G, D, A, E, B are the order of the sharps. Try this memory trick to remember the order of the sharps:: Fat Cats Go Down Alleys Eating
Birds.
Naturals
• When you see it means you cancel out the sharp or the flat and return to the original pitch
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Rests in MusicA rest is an interval of silence in a piece of music,
marked by a sign indicating the length of the pause. Each rest symbol corresponds with a particular note
value:long (or four-measure rest) double whole rest / breve rest
whole rest / semibreve rest half rest / minim rest
quarter rest / crotchet rest eighth rest / quaver rest
sixteenth rest / semiquaver rest thirty-second rest / demisemiquaver rest
sixty-fourth rest / hemidemisemiquaver rest
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Musical Terms
– Andantino – A moderate tempo marking slightly faster than Andante and slower than Moderato.
– Larghetto – A tempo not quite as slow as Largo. Often between 60-66 beats per minute.
– Largo – A slow tempo marking, having between 40 and 60 beats per minute.
– Lento – Slow.– Moderato – A directive to perform a certain
passage of a composition in a moderate tempo; moderately restrained.
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Musical Terms cont ...
– Adagio – A slow tempo marking between Largo and Andante.
– Allegretto – A rather fast tempo marking between Allegro and Moderato.
– Allegro – A fast tempo marking between Allegretto and Vivace.
– Andante – A moderate tempo marking between Largo and Moderato
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Musical Terms cont...
– Prestissimo – A directive to perform a certain passage of a composition very, very fast, as fast as possible; faster than presto.
– Presto – A directive to perform a certain passage of a composition very quickly.
– Vivace – A directive to perform a certain passage of a composition in a lively or brisk manner.
– Vivo – A directive to perform a certain passage of a composition in a lively, animated or brisk manner. Slightly more animated or brisk than Vivace.
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If you would like copies of this PowerPoint please just either ask
Band Master or Drum Major
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