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Rudiments of Music

Music is written on a staff with five lines and four spaces. Each line and space represents a note, with the lines spelled EGBDF and the spaces FACE from bottom to top. The staff is divided into measures by bar lines. Clefs such as the G clef and F clef are placed at the start of the staff to indicate pitch. Notes have different time values such as whole notes, half notes, quarter notes and eighth notes. Accidentals like sharps and flats modify the pitch of notes. The key signature establishes the key. Dynamics indicate the volume level.

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Rudiments of Music

Music is written on a staff with five lines and four spaces. Each line and space represents a note, with the lines spelled EGBDF and the spaces FACE from bottom to top. The staff is divided into measures by bar lines. Clefs such as the G clef and F clef are placed at the start of the staff to indicate pitch. Notes have different time values such as whole notes, half notes, quarter notes and eighth notes. Accidentals like sharps and flats modify the pitch of notes. The key signature establishes the key. Dynamics indicate the volume level.

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Rudiments of

Music
Staff

Music is written on a staff that


has five lines and four spaces.

Each line and space indicates


a tone.
Ledger Line

Ledger Line is used to extend the


staff to pitches that fall above or
below it.
Bar Line

The Staff is divided into measures


by bar lines.

Clef Bar Line Bar Line Bar Line


Double bar line:
Used to indicate the conclusion of a
movement or an entire composition.
The letter names of the lines are
E, G, B, D, F. It's easily remembered
by the sentence:
Every Good Boy Does Fine

E G B D F
The letter names of the spaces from
the bottom up spell FACE.

F A C E
Clefs
Clefs are written at the beginning of the
staff.
Two Kinds of Clefs:

G Clef F Clef

When these two clefs combined


together these make a GRAND STAFF.
Note
Parts of a NOTE:
Whole
Note-Rest
4 Beats

Half
Note-Rest
2 Beats

Quarter
Note-Rest
1 Beat

Eighth
Note-Rest
½ Beat
Sixteenth
Note-Rest
¼ Beat

Thirty-Second
Note-Rest
1/8 Beat

Sixty-Fourth
Note-Rest
1/32 Beat
Accidentals
Accidentals modify the pitch of the notes that
follow them on the same staff position within a measure,
unless cancelled by an additional accidental.

Flat-Lowers the pitch of a note by one


semitone.

Double Flat-Lowers the pitch of a note by


two chromatic semitones.
Natural-Cancels a previous accidental,
or modifies the pitch of a sharp or flat as
defined by the prevailing key signature.

Sharp-Raises the pitch of a note by one


semitone.

Double Sharp- Raises the pitch of a


note by two chromatic semitones.
Key Signature
Key signatures define the prevailing key of
the music that follows, thus avoiding the use of
accidentals for many notes.
Flat key signature:
Lowers by a semitone the pitch of notes
on the corresponding line or space, and
all octaves thereof, thus defining the
prevailing major or minor key.

Sharp key signature:


Raises by a semitone the pitch of notes
on the corresponding line or space, and
all octaves thereof, thus defining the
prevailing major or minor key.
Time Signature
Indicate how the measure will be
divided into beats, the top number is how many
beats are in the measure and the bottom number
is what kind of note gets a beat.

4/4 time - divides measure into 4 beats.


3/4 time - divides measure into 3 beats.
2/4 time - divides measure into 2 beats.
Dynamics
Dynamics are indicators of the relative
intensity or volume of a musical line.
Pianississimo
Extremely soft. Very infrequently does one see
softer dynamics than this, which are specified with
additional ps.

Pianissimo
Very soft. Usually the softest indication in
a piece of music, though softer dynamics
are often specified with additional ps.

Piano
Soft. Usually the most often used indication
Mezzo piano
Literally, half as soft as piano.

Mezzo forte
Similarly, half as loud as forte. If no dynamic
appears, mezzo-forte is assumed to be the
prevailing dynamic level.

Forte
Loud. Used as often as
piano to indicate contrast.
Fortissimo
Very loud. Usually the loudest indication in a
piece, though louder dynamics are often
specified with additional fs.

Fortississimo
Extremely loud. Very infrequently does one see
louder dynamics than this, which are specified
with additional fs.

Sforzando
Literally "forced", denotes an abrupt, fierce
accent on a single sound or chord. When written
out in full, it applies to the sequence of sounds or
chords under or over which it is placed
Crescendo
A gradual increase in volume.
Can be extended under many notes to indicate
that the volume steadily increases during the
passage.

Diminuendo
Also decrescendo
A gradual decrease in volume. Can be extended
in the same manner as crescendo.

Forte-piano
A section of music in which the music should
initially be played loudly (forte), then immediately
softly (piano).
The End !!

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