Objectives
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Quick Review of Music Theory Basics
Understanding Intervals
What is Solfège?
Using Solfège in Sight Reading
Putting it All Together
Music Theory
(How to make sense of those dots on the page)
The Treble or G Clef gives us the position for the note G on the second
line. The Clef draws a ring around the second line to show us.
Treble Clef
The other notes, higher and lower than G, run in order up and down the Stave.
G is on the line, A is in the space above, B is on the next line, and so on.
Tricks for remembering lines in treble clef:
Every Good Boy Does Fine OR
Even George Bush Drives Fast
Tricks for remembering spaces in treble
clef: the spaces spell FACE
Bass Clef
The Bass or F Clef also gives the position of one note,
this time F on the fourth line.
The big ‘dot’ of the Clef marks the note.
The other notes, higher and lower than F, run in order up and down the Stave.
F on the line, G in the space above, and so on.
Tricks for remembering lines in bass clef:
Good Boys Do Fine Always OR
Good Basses Don’t Fear Anything
Tricks for remembering spaces in bass clef:
All Cows Eat Grass
Origin of Scales
Bobby McFerrin – The Power Of The Pentatonic Scale
Insert Video here
Commonly Used Scales
C - Major Scale
C - Pentatonic Scale
A - Natural Minor Scale
Other Scales – Less Frequent
A - Melodic Minor Scale
A - Harmonic Minor Scale
Rhythms
Rhythm Exercises
A
1
2
3
B
C
Slur vs. Tie
A
1
2
3
4
B
Circle of Fifths –
The Clock of Keys
SHARPS
Father Charles Goes Down And Ends Battle
Four City Girls Dance An Excellent Ballet
Fat Charlie Gets Donuts After Eating Breakfast
Father Christmas Got Dad An Electric Blanket
BEADGCF
FLATS
Battle Ends And Down Goes Charles’ Father
Boring Ed Always Drove Good Clean Fords
Breakfast Eating After Donuts Gets Charlie Fat
Blanket Exploded And Dad Got Charred Feet
Intervals
(What’s my NEXT note?)
Intervals and Their Inversions
minor 7th
Ascending major and perfect
intervals may be calculated by
considering the lower note of the
interval as the tonic of a major scale
minor 6th
Tritone/Dim 5th/Aug 4th
min 3rd
Minor Intervals
are one ½ step smaller than
major intervals
min 2nd
Maj 2nd
Major 3rd
Diminished Intervals
are one ½ step smaller than
minor or perfect intervals
Perfect 4th
Perfect 5th
Major 6th
Major 7th
Octave
Augmented Intervals
are one ½ step larger than
major or perfect intervals
Unison (P1):
Repeat of the
same note
minor 2nd
Ascending
One Half Step from Bottom to Top
Descending
Major 2nd
Ascending
Two Half Steps from Bottom to Top
Descending
minor 3rd
Ascending
Three Half Steps from Bottom to Top
Descending
Major 3rd
Ascending
Four Half Steps from Bottom to Top
Descending
Perfect 4th
Ascending
Five Half Steps from Bottom to Top
Descending
Tritone
Ascending
Six Half Steps from Bottom to Top
Descending
ALSO – MARIA!!
Perfect 5th
Ascending
Seven Half Steps from Bottom to Top
Descending
minor 6th
Ascending
Intro to “In My Life” – The Beatles
Eight Half Steps from Bottom to Top
Descending
Major 6th
Ascending
Nine Half Steps from Bottom to Top
Descending
minor 7th
Ascending
Ten Half Steps from Bottom to Top
Descending
Intro to “An American In Paris” - Gershwin
Major 7th
Ascending
Eleven Half Steps from Bottom to Top
Descending
Octave (P8)
Ascending
Twelve Half Steps from Bottom to Top
Descending
Solfège
What is Solfège?
DO RE
MI
FA
SO
LA
TI
DO
Exercise 1
Exercise 2
Using Solfège
Exercise 3
Do
Do
Ti
Do
Mi
Re
Re
Do
Mi
Mi
Fa
Mi
Mi
So
Fa
La
So
Mi
Re
Fa
Mi
Mi
So
Do
Mi
So
Re
Do
Exercise 4
Do So Re So
Do Ti
La Do
Re Do Ti La
Re So So Do
Ti
So Fa Mi
Ti La
Mi So Fa So
So
Ti
Do Ti La So
Fa Mi Re
La
Fa Mi Re
Re Fa Mi Fa
Mi Re Do
Ti
Ti La So Fa
So La So
La So Fa
Mi Re
Do
Exercise 5
1 2 3(4) &(1)
&(2) & 3(4)
1 & 2 & 3 &(4) &(1)
1(2) &
& 2 & 3(4)
3 &(4) &(1,2,3,4)
1 & 2 & 3 &(4) &(1,2,3,4)
Samba Chill - Round
What ELSE is Solfège?
RA
ME
SE
LE
TE
DI
RI
FI
SI
LI
DO
RE
MI
FA
SO
LA
TI
DO
Putting It All
Together
Exercise 6 – Part 1
Exercise 6 – Part 2
Exercise 6 – Cheer Up, Charlie
Exercise 7 – Part 1
Exercise 7 – Part 2
Exercise 7 – I Fall In Love With You Every Day
Recap
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Brushed up on Music Theory Basics
We Can Identify and Sing Intervals
We Learned Solfège!
Solfège is Useful in Sight Singing
We Used New Skills and Tools to Sight Sing!
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