RDV Music Theory Class

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• Year 1

Music theory 101

BY: ANAHI VALENTIN

1

What is music theory?

Musical Alphabet

The language of Music consists of 7 letters:

A B C D E F G

Terminology

- Sharp- Raises a note by a semitone (Half-Step)

- Flat- Lowers a note by a semitone(Half-Step)

-Natural- Restores back to original pitch

- Sharp

- Flat

A B C D E F G

C

D

E

F

G

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

A

B

C#

D#

F#

G#

A#

C#

D#

F#

G#

A#

Db

Eb

Gb

Ab

Bb

Db

Eb

Gb

Ab

Bb

Fb

E#

Cb

B#

Fb

E#

Cb

HOW many keys/notes are in the piano?

12

Piano Exercise

lESSON 1:

Reading Lines & Spaces

The FOUNDATION upon which notes are drawn

• 5 Lines

• 4 Spaces

The Grand Staff

Every line and space on the staff represents a white key on the piano

The Clefs are what assign individual notes to certain lines or spaces

CLEFS

Treble Clef

Bass Clef

Lines:

Every Good Boy Does Fine

E

E

G

G

B

B

D

D

F

F

F

F

E

A

A

C

C

E

Spaces:

F A C E

Lines:

Good Burgers Deserve Fries Always

G

G

B

B

D

D

F

F

A

A

Spaces:

All Cows Eat Grass

G

E

C

A

A

C

E

G

lESSON 2:

Rhythm, Tempo & Melody

Note duration: Length of time that a note is played