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Pathways to Harmony

Explore the fundamentals of beats and rhythms in music theory with Pathways to Harmony. Learn how to recognize beats, differentiate rhythms, and notate simple rhythms effectively. Practice worksheets and enhance your musical skills today!

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Pathways to Harmony

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  1. Pathways to Harmony Chapter 1 The keyboard and treble clef 1.3 Simple Rhythms and Stem Direction

  2. Beats and Rhythms • A beat is a steady pulse which underlies the music. When you tap your foot to the music, you usually tap the beat.

  3. Beats and Rhythms • A beat is a steady pulse which underlies the music. When you tap your foot to the music, you usually tap the beat. • A beat is usually about as fast as your heart rate, or walking speed.

  4. Beats and Rhythms • A beat is a steady pulse which underlies the music. When you tap your foot to the music, you usually tap the beat. • A beat is usually about as fast as your heart rate, or walking speed. • While beats are steady, rhythms usually have a variety of durations.

  5. Beats and Rhythms • A beat is a steady pulse which underlies the music. When you tap your foot to the music, you usually tap the beat. • A beat is usually about as fast as your heart rate, or walking speed. • While beats are steady, rhythms usually have a variety of durations. • Listen to an underlying beat, and then a rhythm which is “on top of” that beat

  6. Notating Simple Rhythms • Open note-heads, , are usually four beats long. They are called whole notes.

  7. Notating Simple Rhythms • Open note-heads, , are usually four beats long. They are called whole notes. • Stems are vertical lines which are frequently attached to the note-heads.

  8. Notating Simple Rhythms • Open note-heads, , are usually four beats long. They are called whole notes. • Stems are vertical lines which are frequently attached to the note-heads. • Open note-heads with stems, , are usually two beats long. They are half as long as whole notes, so they are called half notes.

  9. Notating Simple Rhythms • Open note-heads, , are usually four beats long. They are called whole notes. • Stems are vertical lines which are frequently attached to the note-heads. • Open note-heads with stems, , are usually two beats long. They are half as long as whole notes, so they are called half notes. • Filled in note-heads with stems, , are usually one beat long. They are one quarter as long as whole notes, so they are called quarter notes. Listen to 4 quarter notes.

  10. Stem direction • The first phrase of “Jingle Bells” is notated above

  11. Stem direction • The first phrase of “Jingle Bells” is notated above • If a note-head is on the middle line or higher, the stem is on the left of the note-head. This stem goes down.

  12. Stem direction • The first phrase of “Jingle Bells” is notated above • If a note-head is on the middle line or higher, the stem is on the left of the note-head. This stem goes down. • If a note-head is on the second space or lower, the stem is on the right of the note-head. This stem goes up. See the above staff.

  13. Your Turn • DOWNDLOAD (if you have not already done so) Chapter One of Pathways to Harmony from this website: http://www.gmajormusictheory.org/Fundamentals/workbooks.html • DO worksheets 1.7 yo 1.9

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