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Andrews

Sharps and Flats

Write out the Coz Every Good Boy Deservers Fruit and D F A C E system below

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(C ) E G B D F (D) F A C E

- Using Every Good Boy Deserves Fruit and FACE, name the notes used in this song
- Clap the rhythm and then clap the rhythm with the recording
- Play the song on keyboards (with the recording) and circle the notes that you think do
not sound right
- Your teacher will show you how to make the song sound ‘right’

Some quick revision from last lesson, try and answer the questions without looking at last
lesson’s work.
1) Watch this version of a very famous piece of music. Describe how the rhythm changes.
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2) Draw the symbol for an ACCENT in the box
3) Your teacher will play you 3 short tunes on the piano, which tune
has the greatest number of ACCENTS in? ____________________
4) What is the definition of an accent? __________________________________
5) Draw the accent symbols under the correct notes of this short tune. It will be played on

the piano or clapped.         

6) Look at this score as you hear it being played for you. Learn to clap part one.

Which part is playing a beat, which is playing a rhythm? Explain.

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Name this musical symbol, what does it do? #
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A sharp moves a note to the next key (number) on the keyboard

Give the number of the following notes:

D# ____ G# ____
C# ____ F# ____
A# ____

Now read your definition of a sharp again

What number AND note would be E# _____ What number AND note would be B# _____
Moving to the very next key(number) on a piano is called a S __ __ __ __ __ __ __

When you draw a sharp it must sit on the same line to the left-hand-side of the note.
 Circle the correct placement of the sharp in the example.
What is wrong with the placement of the other sharp?
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Draw the following notes on the blank S __ __ __ __ below.

A# D# F# G# E# C#
Now you will learn that a sharp
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A flat is the opposite of a sharp. What does a flat do? ____________________________

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Like sharps, flats must be drawn on the same line, to the left
of the note

Draw the following notes on the blank STAVE below.

Bb Gb Db Ab Eb Fb Cb
MOVING TO THE VERY NEXT NOTE ON THE KEYBOARD IS MOVEMENT BY A
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You have already learnt about steps and leaps. A semitone is the smallest step possible in music

What is the name of the note that is.… (note NOT NUMBER)
1) a semitone above C ______ 2) a semitone below F _____ 3) a semitone above D# _____
4) a semitone above A ______ 5) a semitone below Eb ____ 6) a semitone above E# _____