Music Fundamentals A Balanced Approach

Notice that: The white key F flat (key 5) is a half step lower in pitch than the white key F (key 6). The black key B flat (key ...

Polonaisefrom French Suite, BWV 817 (originally in E) (J.S. Bach) beats^1 ⁄ 4 1 ⁄ 41 ⁄ 2 1 1 Count: 1 e + 2 3 Count: Exercise ...

Theory Trainer Exercise 4aFind white/black keys on the staff. Drawing Accidentals on the Staff Accidentals are used within the b ...

“Weggis Zue” (Swiss Hiking Song) (J. Luthi) Exercise 4—Two-Hand Exercises To set the tempo, count out loud for one measure be ...

A “courtesy” accidental may be placed in front of a note as a reminder. For example, in “Call Me Irresponsible,” the natural in ...

When the weaker beats (2 and 4) are emphasized, this is called syncopation. Clap and count the rhythm below, feeling the “missin ...

Enharmonic Spellings All notes have at least two letter names called enharmonic spellings. Enharmonic pitches sound the same but ...

The second and fourth sixteenth notes of a group of four sixteenths may be accented: Exercise 6—Class Exercise Count and clap ...

Exercise 5 On the staff below each keyboard, write the enharmonic spellings for the keys marked with an X. Identify the letter n ...

“He’s Got the Whole World,” Gospel song In the first example, ties are used to show the quarter note subdivision into eighth n ...

Exercise 6 On the staff below, notate the diatonic and chromatic half steps abovethe given pitch and identify the note. On the s ...

Although the notation with ties may make it easier for one to see the main beat, composers usually notate syncopated rhythms wit ...

All pitches are a half step apart. When notating an ascending chromatic scale, sharps are usually used to identify black keys. ...

Changing the Pulse Note in Simple Meter: The Half Note When the lower number of the time signature is 2 (2/2or , 3/2or 4/2), the ...

Exercise 8 Two rhythms are given below. Clap rhythm 1, then 2, keeping the tempo constant. Notice that: The meter for the examp ...

TRACKS 53–54 Track 53 Ascending chromatic scale; Track 54 Descending chromatic scale. The ascending and descend- ing chromatic s ...

“On the Street Where You Live” from My Fair Lady(F. Loewe, A.J. Lerner) Meter __ Piano Sonata, K.281 (Third Movement) (W.A. Moz ...

Track 57—Sing the descending chromatic scale. Use the second line as a pronunciation guide. Track 58—Sing the blues. Track 59—S ...

Exercise 10—Class Exercise Draw the note values to complete the charts below. The first chart, where the eighth note is the puls ...

Diatonic whole stepsconsist of two half steps with adjacent letter names. For example, the whole step shown below can be written ...