7th Grade Remote Day March 20, 2024

How long is a dotted quarter note?

• 1

• 1.5

• 2

How long is a single eighth note?

• 1/2

• 1

What is an accidental?

• Key signature

• Any added flat, sharp, or natural not in the key signature

• Time signature

• Dot rule

What is the accidental rule?

• Added flats, sharps, or naturals last for the entire song

• Added flats, sharps, or naturals last for two measures

• Added flats, sharps, or naturals only apply to that note in the measure

• Any added sharp, flat, or natural last for an entire measure

Key Signature

• Flats or Sharps listed right after your clef that tells you what notes to play

• Flats

• Sharps

• Accidental Rule

Multiple Measure Rest

• Rest for an entire measure

• The number above the staff tells you how many full measures to rest. Count each measure of rest in sequence.

Phrase

• A curved line connecting notes of the same pitch. Play one note for the combined counts of the tied notes.

• Add half of the value to the original note.

• Curved line which connects notes of different. Tongue only the first note in a slure.

• Musical sentence which is often 2 or 4 measures long

Tie

• A curved line connecting notes of the same pitch. Play one note for the combined counts of the tied notes.

• Add half of the value to the original note.

• Curved line which connects notes of different. Tongue only the first note in a slure.

• Musical sentence which is often 2 or 4 measures long

Slur

• A curved line connecting notes of the same pitch. Play one note for the combined counts of the tied notes.

• Add half of the value to the original note.

• Curved line which connects notes of different. Tongue only the first note in a slure.

• Musical sentence which is often 2 or 4 measures long

Dot Rule

• A curved line connecting notes of the same pitch. Play one note for the combined counts of the tied notes.

• Add half of the value to the original note.

• Curved line which connects notes of different. Tongue only the first note in a slure.

• Musical sentence which is often 2 or 4 measures long