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 Area of Study: Music Analysis
Key words: Elements of Music:
Write down the key elements of music words and their definitions below:

Melody:

Pitch:

Rhythm:

Tempo:

Dynamics:

Texture:

Tonality:

Sonority:

Metre:

Building Bricks
The Stave and Pitch Names
The five lines on which we write music is called a “Stave”

The symbol below is called the “Treble Clef”. It is used to tell us where the note
pitches are placed on the stave.
There are seven letters in the Musical Alphabet, they are:

A B C D E F G

There is a way of remembering the name of the notes on a stave in the treble clef:

Sometimes, we run out of space on a stave and so we add

something called a ledger line. To work out the note name,
we simply step up through the musical alphabet.

Ledger Line with note on it

The Stave and Pitch Names

TASK: Write the names of the pitches underneath each note:

Key words: Elements of Music:

Dynamics
 Symbol Italian Name Meaning
Very Loud
Ff Fortissimo

Loud
F Forte

Moderately Loud
Mf Mezzo Forte

Moderately Quiet
Mp Mezzo Piano

Quiet
P Piano

Pp Pianissimo Very Quiet

Time Signatures

Bar lines are used to help organise notes on the stave.

To know how many beats are in each bar, we look at the “Time Signature”.

The top number tell us how many beats are in each bar, and the bottom tells us what kind
of notes the beats are.

If there are 4 beats in a bar, it is called Quadruple time (quad = four).

If there are 3 beats in a bar, it is called Triple time (tri = three).

The durations in each bar should total the number given in the Time Signature.

Add a time signature to the following pieces of music;

a)

b)

Add bar lines to the following pieces of music;

a)

b)
Instruments of the Orchestra
There are four instrumental families in the Orchestra. They are;

Strings Woodwind Brass Percussion

Sharps and Flats
Durations
When you put a dot next to a note, you increase its note value by 50%. You can
work this out by halving the original
value and adding it on:

Area of Study: Music Theory

The Stave and Pitch Names

When we want to notate a note that is above or below the stave, we add something
called a ledger line. To work out the note name, we simply continue the musical
alphabet:

TASK: Now let’s see if you can work out these note names;
 Practise Reading Bass Clef

Figure out what each note name is, and then write the alphabet letter in the blank
below the note. Once you discover what the word is you can start solving the puzzle!
 Chords

A chord is two or more notes played together. When we have three notes in a chord,
it is called a triad. The bottom note of the chord is called the root, the middle is
called the third, and the top is called the fifth. Triad chords are built up in intervals
of 3rds:

Task: Practise writing some triad chords on the stave below:

 Intervals

The interval between two notes is basically the distance between them. The lowest
note is always counted as “1”, then simply step up the ladder until you reach the
higher note:

1 2 3

When a note stays on the same pitch, it is called “unison”. Intervals of an 8 th is called
an “octave”.

Task: Name the intervals below. Don’t forget to add the ‘th’ or ‘nd’ (e.g. 4th):
 Time Signatures
Music is separated into bars, with bar lines indicating where a bar starts and ends.
Each bar has the same number of beats, which is defined by the time signature.

Bar line

How many beats?

What type of beat?

Basically, time signatures define the amount and type of note each bar contains.

Task: Draw bar lines for each example, adding a double bar line at the end:
2
4

3
4

3
4

4
4

Durations
When you put a dot next to a note, you increase its note value by 50%. You can
work this out by halving the original value and adding it on:
Brazilian Samba
Additional notes:

Questions: