Choir Final Exam Review

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Choir Final Exam Review

• Ms. T.A. Anderson

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Music Notation

• Beat-
• the steady recurring pulse of the music.
• Rhythm-
• the organization of long or short sounds and
  silences.
• Beat vs. Rhythm
• How is the beat different from the rhythm?

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What is notation?

• Notation is a system in which we write, read, or
  compose music.

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The Staff

• The staff has lines.
• The staff has spaces.
• Always count the staff from the bottom up to the
  top.

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Clef signs

• Treble clef

• Bass clef

Also called the F clef
Also called the G clef
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Treble clef

• We remember the lines of the treble clef by the
  acronym
• Every Good Boy Does Fine
• The spaces of the treble clef spell the word
• F A C E

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Bass Clef

• We remember the lines of the bass clef by the
  acronym
• Good Boys Do Fine Always
• The spaces of the bass clef
• All Cows Eat Grass

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Reading music

• Measures
• Barlines, double barlines
• Repeat sign
• Time signature
• Key signature

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Example of a measure

• Measures are the area or section between the
  barlines.

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Examples of barlines

• Barlines are vertical lines that divide the staff
  into smaller sections.

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Example of double-barline

• The double-barline indicates the end of a piece
  or selection.

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Example of repeat sign

• The repeat sign means to go back to the beginning
  and sing/play again.

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Example of time signature

• The top number of the time signature tells how
  many beats will be in each measure. The bottom
  number tells which note will get the main beat.
• What other time signatures are you familiar with?

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Notes Rests
Name Note Beat(s) How to read Rests How to read
Quarter note 1 beat ta think ta
Half note 2 beats ta-a think ta-a
Dotted-half note 3 beats ta-a-a think ta-a-a
Whole note 4 beats ta-a-a-a think ta-a-a-a
Eighth notes 1 beat ti-ti think ti-ti
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Singing formula
Good posture Good breathing
Good singing
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Vocalization

• Larynx the source of vocal tone, a part of the
  respiratory system, and is made of cartilage.
• Stages of breathing
• 1. inhalation
• 2. phonation (release)
• 3. exhalation

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Vocalization cont

• Singing vowels-
• ee, eh, ah, oh, ooh
• Articulators-
• lips, teeth, tongue

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Posture

• Stand with feet apart
• Knees unlocked
• Back straight
• Head erect
• Rib cage lifted
• Shoulders relaxed
• Hands at your side

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Key Signatures

• Major Scale Formula-
• W W H W W W H
• 1 1 ½ 1 1 1 ½
• The first (7) letters of the alphabet
• A B C D E F G are the musical alphabet.
• When writing the letter names of a scale, each
  letter should be listed do NOT double letters.

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Example of key signature

• The key signature tells where do will be, or
  the home key.

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Solfège syllables
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Vocabulary

• a cappella-
• singing or accompaniment?
• accompaniment-
• singing or playing with the assistant of other
  instruments such as an orchestra or piano
• crescendo-
• gradually growing louder

without
with
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Vocabulary cont

• decrescendo-
• gradually growing softer
• dynamics-
• tells how loud or soft to sing or play
• forte-
• loud
• half step-
• shortest distance between two pitches moving
  from key to the next key, whether black or white

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Vocabulary cont

• interval-
• the distance between two pitches or tones
• major scale-
• whole, whole, half, whole, whole, whole, half
  steps
• notation-
• a system used to write music
• scale-
• succession of 8 tones or pitches

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Vocabulary cont

• tempo-
• the speed of the music
• whole step-
• a succession of two (2) half steps
• unison-
• singing the same part together at the same time

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More vocabulary

• Melodic interval-
• notes played in a succession
• harmonic interval
• two or more notes played simultaneously

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Now you are ready!

• Get plenty of sleep.
• Eat a good breakfast.
• Dont forget to study!
• And dont forget to pray!

You can do it!!