What is Music?

1. What is Music? Carla Piper, Ed. D.

2. Rhythm Melody Harmony Timbre The Elements of Music Dynamics ff ppp Tempo = 120

3. Writing the Sounds of Music Rhythm Melody Harmony

4. The Staff - Rhythm • Divided into Equal Parts • Musical Timeline • Beginning to End Start Finish Measure Bar Line Measure

5. Time Signature • 4 counts in each measure • Quarter note (1/4) gets 1 count Time Signature 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 4 Time Signature Bar Line Measure

6. Quarter Notes • 4 counts in each measure • Quarter note gets one count 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 Time Signature Bar Lines Double Bar Line

7. Rhythm Whole Note – long sound - 4 beats long Half Note – medium length - 2 beats long Quarter Note – medium walking sound – 1 beat long Eighth Note – short or fast running sound – ½ beat long

8. Staff Shows Pitch:High and Low Tones From bottom to top shows the pitch of the sound:Low to High Sounds High Sounds Low Sounds Musical notes written on 5 lines and 4 spaces called the staff.

9. The Staff - Melody • 5 Lines and 4 Spaces • Tells Pitch of Tone • Low to High Pitch Low High 5 4 4 3 3 2 2 Lines Spaces 1 1

10. The Musical Alphabet a b c d e f g • Lines – e g b d f • Spaces – f a c e Treble Clef Sign f e d c b a g f e Lines Spaces

11. Musical Notes on the Staff 4 4 CDEF GABC C D E F G A B C