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Title: Learning to Read Music


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Learning to Read Music
MUSIC WORDS
  • By Sarah Pollard

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Music is like a language
  • Each note stands for a pitch
  • Pitches are assigned letter names A through G
  • The letter names are assigned to a staff of 5
    lines and 4 spaces
  • Music is written on both lines and spaces
  • Notes are read from left to right (just like
    words)

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How to read the staff
  • Always count your lines from the bottom up
  • Count spaces the same way
  • The first line is E The first space is F

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The Lines and Spaces
  • Fudge
  • Deserves
  • Boy
  • Good
  • Every

Notes look like this
The Spaces Spell FACE
Quarter note
Half note
Eight notes
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What word does this musical picture spell?
  • BAG
  • EGG
  • FAD
  • CAB

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Sorry!!! Try Again!!!
  • Please return and read again

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Congratulations!!!
  • Woohoo! Way to go!

Would you like to try a harder one?
You got it right!
Yes!
No!
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Hi! Im Sarah Pollard
  • Im a senior at Western Michigan University
    School of Education
  • I have an Associate of Arts in Music
  • I have taught beginner piano and directed
    childrens choirs for many years
  • The material used for this presentation comes
    from my background in music
  • The music staff pictures were created by me

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What word does this musical picture spell?
  • BEAD
  • BABE
  • DEAD
  • BADE

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Sorry, better luck next time.
  • Move on to the next page, please

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YOU DID IT!!!
  • Great Job!! You Got It!
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