The document discusses various musical concepts including the music staff, treble clef, lines and spaces, time signature, quarter notes, bar lines, measures, key signature, scales, and ascending and descending scales. It provides examples of an F major scale that uses the one flat (B flat) indicated by the key signature. It explains how to identify and count the notes in a scale.

1. By Cheryl Cook, 07-22-2008

40. Count the spaces …

48. Music Staff & Treble Clef

49. This is the G line

50. The Treble clef is known as the “G” clef

51. The clef is shown winding itself around the G line

52. Here are the letter names of the lines .

53. Can you make a phrase from all the letters of the lines?

59. Letter names of the spaces …

60. The spaces spell “face”.

61. “ C” means common time .

62. Common time is the same as 4/4 time.

63. 4 4 4/4 is the most “common” time signature .

64. 4 4 Time signatures are also known as “meter” .

65. 4 4 A 4/4 “meter” means 4 beats per measure and the quarter note gets the beat.

66. 4 4 beats per measure The quarter note gets the beat

67. 4 4 Count 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 quarter notes 3 1 2 4

68. 4 4 The red lines are called bar lines . 4 4

69. 4 4 Bar lines divide the beats into measures . 4 4

70. 4 4 How many measures can you count? 4 4

71. 4 4 That’s right! There are 6 measures. 4 4

72. 4 4 4 4 1

73. 4 4 4 4 2 1

74. 4 4 4 4 3 2 1

75. 4 4 4 4 3 4 2 1

76. 4 4 4 4 3 4 2 5 1

77. 4 4 4 4 3 6 4 2 5 1

78. 4 4 Remember there are 4 beats in each measure . 4 4

79. 4 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 Get ready to count these steady beats… 4 4

80. 4 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 4 4

81. 4 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 4 4

82. 4 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 4 4

83. 4 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 4 4

84. 4 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 4 4

85. 4 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 4 4

86. 4 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 4 4

87. 4 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 4 4

88. 4 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 4 4

89. 4 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 4 4

90. 4 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 4 4

91. 4 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 4 4

92. 4 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 4 4

93. 4 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 4 4

94. 4 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 4 4

95. 4 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 4 4

96. 4 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 4 4

97. 4 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 4 4

98. 4 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 4 4

99. 4 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 4 4

100. 4 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 4 4

101. 4 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 4 4

102. 4 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 4 4

103. 4 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 4 4

104. Key Signature b DO

105. b A key signature tells you how many sharps (#) or flats ( b ) . DO

106. This key signature has one flat , which is “B” flat. DO b

107. b The F major scale has a B flat . DO

108. c b Here is an F major scale . DO

109. c b A scale is made of 8 notes. DO

110. c b Count the number of notes. DO

111. c b DO 1

112. c b DO 1 2

113. c b DO 1 2 3

114. c b DO 1 2 3 4

115. c b DO 1 2 3 4 5

116. c b DO 1 2 3 4 5 6

117. c b DO 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

118. c b DO 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 7

119. c b Name the lines & spaces. DO

120. c b DO F

121. c b DO G

122. c b DO A

123. c b DO B

124. c b DO C

125. c b DO D

126. c b DO E

127. c b DO F

128. c b DO When a scale moves up the staff, it is called an “ascending” scale.

129. This scale is ascending and descending . b b C C

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