MUSIC READING BY MR. ASCH? — oe soe, ray, ay, Rai Sead ‘o> agiadyrebgr ns ts der seer pian08, bass, violin, reo tim and most other instruments nos ever here in the world. It > Written music is the same instruments. types of ras, for sings 1 organ, double isthe same for most ; 1D ‘ jeces quickly and correctly. “Thousands upo! ee nanes cna ofmaeaversile or you read en en ies Whose language you don’t : all over the world-even from cousties ie : Boe oe wes teown pais can be bought fom good music SPP borrowed from a library, In won't be necessary to learn each pieces by heart-you will be able to pick it up and read itwhenever you wish. > You will also be sure that you are play ing or singing each pieces correctly - something which even th bes ofus are not always certain about when we “play by ear. You won't haveto rly on someone else showing you how a pieces of M1 usic should be played or sung-when you read music you will know for yourself, in a band, orchestra or choir, itis far better when everyone can read instead of trying to remember what cach should play or sing. . : : By reading music, you willbe leaming more and more about music and your playing or singing will hee ae became beter and better. You will even find it easier to Music is writ ia : ‘Siaply ost cay be to tell us everything we mee teed > Masia sis teu ng to know, layed oF sung. and byw eS play or si bon bermermg Sie wo ow hey sola be i these signs y them. may be newdo. INRE D 70 FIND ING Music, Taz Fist THING We myst D0! Whats done YOY it Doh op important? Sika : Doh is the first and last pitch of a major Scale (a major You probably know it as Dob—Re—\ji_3—Sol : feel like : " we sing Doh we > Dohis Often called the home tone in a Major key because when Jing for pushing or We have arrived at a welcome, settled, relaxed place with no fee! Pulling towards or away from any other pitch, a progression from Dah to st _Ti-Doh). i that may > Doh may be Compared 10 a Bateway that leads into the land ofthe otter pitches be used in a song, * Dohis mobile or movable because different Songs starts with Doh but at different Jevels. What is Music? > Music is arrangement of sounds in pleasant patierns and tunes. It is also an art and science of producing and combining sounds to arouse feelings. Music is also the Expression of thoughts in tone NB. You cannot read and write music without the knowledge ofits alphabet, but you can learn to sing it by imitation which is not good at all, > The alphabet used in music is called Pitch alphabet or the Mogitar scale, Tenic—sol —fa (do—do—do) 7 Iisa way of writing music by the use of syllables, John Curwen made this Way of writing music known to the ‘whole world in the 1840's, ye 1 ee we ntl wang ww Thed rm fs} Se Ena. ; ladder. 4 Ne Bre Oe Sn "Si fim, r,A look at the ladder. > Of all the notes above, d is the most important since it is the key note. > Singing becomes simpie if you are used to climbing up and down the ladder correcily. ACCIDENTIAL NOTES (FLOWERS) > These are notes which are higher or lower in tone as compared to the original notes. > Accidentals are higher or lower by semitone, ie. ‘half” 7 de, re, fe. se, la, and ta are examples of accidental nates, BEATS > A beat is a unit of measure in the passing time of music. jt is also the heartbeat of music. > ‘ong which ia made up of words (Li) and music uses ive types of beats.{a foll bar line ii, half barline | tii, colon 2. Half beat A half beat is shown by a dot behind orin front of anote eg. *d* OF ide 3. AX% beat ‘This beat is shown by a half sign and a quarter sign tp ideg ds d| - Aly deat > A Quarter beat looks like this , 5. AY; beat A third beat looks this ¢ > These types of beats above make the notes either move faster or slower. ASONG WITH FULL BEAT NOTES The song will have notes with the following signs > A full bar line, a half bar line and a colon. EXAMPLES Sil s Ig sgt m'| tia te efatmm | f:—i— adie ag a ieee dddid q g ay E ofor Trig ins notes wen tases oom cre EXAMPLE +S) co aee: de & fem i= S| Se did +d [eaters esl die diz die dh | die dhe ASONG WITH THREE QUARTER BEATS. EXAMPLE sich iso Saslo ae id.jr{mim., mim: SieSj di — NB: Remember the distance between two full bar lines is called Measure. TEMPO MARKINGS In order for # song to be admired it must have a good Tempo. * Tempo is speed at which music moves > The loliowing are some of the concepts that apply to Tempo: i Music may move relatively fast or slow in time. ii, Changes in Tempo can accur suddenty or gradually, ‘The following are some terms Telating to Tempo: + Adagio —aslow Tempo + Presto — very fagy > DS-“da SEBNO” -—-- means the sign $ wdrler orsign singer reaches the symbol DS, po back Wag end.D YNAMICS (INTENSITIES) ia piece of rmusic, These refer tothe degree of loudness or sogess of #00 > imany singing activity itis necessary to mind dye Examples of dynamics 8) F (forte) means loud. ©) Mf (mezzo forte) means moderately joug ©) Mp (mezzo piano) singing moderately soft, 4) P (piano) means singing softly ©) Rit (ritenuto) singing slowly 1) Dim (diminuendo) becoming gradually soft, 8) Fermata ( jhoiding what one is singing v Apart from using these dynamics, it is important to know that good singing depends largely on: fe > Aww Proper breath Tone control Following the right tempo of the song Observing correct dynamics. Proper pronunciation of words (diction). Good singing posture.