Music Notation

Music Notation

By Yaima Castillo

​LO:​

• Must: Define what is music notation

• Should:Identify different forms of music notation. 

• Could: Compare 2 forms of music notation. 

Open Ended

What is music notation?

Open Ended

What is music notation used for?

​Musical notation is a series of symbols and markings that inform musicians how to perform a composition. It can take several forms for different purposes​

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​Standard Notation on a 5-line musical staves

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Lead sheets

Melody written on a staff and chords written using a letter-and-number-based notation

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​Tablature or TAB

used for guitar, ukulele, and other fretted instruments

it shows you where to play the notes

​Midi notation

Visual representation of music created digitally (DAW)

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​Identify the form of music notation

​Look at the symbols to tell what form of music notation is used.

Multiple Choice

What form of music notation is represented in the image?

• Standard Notation

• Lead Sheet

• Tablature or TAB

• Midi

Multiple Choice

What form of music notation is represented in the image?

• Standard Notation

• Lead Sheet

• Tablature or TAB

• Midi

Multiple Choice

What form of music notation is represented in the image?

• Standard Notation

• Lead Sheet

• Tablature or TAB

• Midi

Multiple Choice

What form of music notation is represented in the image?

• Standard Notation

• Lead Sheet

• Tablature or TAB

• Midi

​Independent work

Work with your designated group to complete the following tasks

• Task A: Explain what is music notation and what is used for?

• Task B: ​Identify the form of music notation used in the image

• Task C​: Look closely at the symbol used in standard and tablature notation to compare what they have in common and what makes them different

Stand​ard Notation vs Tablature​

Look at these 2 forms of music notation and respond:

• What do they have in common?

• How can you differentiate them? ​

Poll

Exit ticket: Today in class I have…

• Used my vocabulary to define what is music notation and what it is used for.

• Named different forms of music notation

• Identified different forms of music notation 

• Compared 2 forms of music notation