Music Theory Level 2 Name Period Table of Contents Ledger Lines Page 1-3 Grand Staff Page 4 Ledger Line and Grand Staff Review Page 5 Grand Staff - Piano Visual Page 6 Time Signatures Page 7-9 Theory Review Page 10 Dotted Half Notes Page 11-13 Ties vs. Slurs Page 14-16 Ear Training Part 3 Page 17 44 U"' 1r 3 [ Pitch Ledger Lines [ Notes (and musical sounds) don't end above and below a staff. [ T he notes can continue going higher, like this: [ [ O r lower, like chis: [ • '"'- " . ' ,,.. .~ . - -- - .. [ - • ... "JI. ---.. -:J [ The short lines used for these notes are called ledger lines (pronounced LEH-jur lines). Notes are placed on, above, or below the ledger lines. Ledger lines are really just a continuation of the staff, but rhe lines are shorter. They don't run all the way across the page like staff lines. [ The letter names of the notes continue up and down on the ledger [ lines. Here are the note names for ledger lines in the treble clef. C [ F G A 8 C A 8 C D E [ Here are the note names fo r ledger lines in che bass clef. L • • A 8 C D E C D E F G \'(/e've only shown three ledger lines in these examples, but they can continue for more than three. Sometimes you may see four or even five ledger lines. Note: ledger lines can also be spelled leger lines. - Copyright© MMIII by Alfred Publishing Co., Inc. Note: the purchase of this book ca rries with it the right to photocopy this page. Limited to one school only. NOT FOR RESALE. - 45 iI Ledger Lines 1 What are the letter names of these notes in the treble J clef? Place the answer on the line below the staff. • 1 J What are the letter names 1 of these notes in the bass clef? Place the answer on J the line belopw the staff. J Use ledger lines to draw the correct notes in the box. J This is a half note A. Now draw a To its right, draw half note A J another half note below the A above the staff. staff. J 1 Here is a whole note £.- ,. Now draw a "'- .. D. To its right, draw I .. - whole note D - I .. J - ~ - another whole note - above the D below the staff. staff. 1 .J Circle the correct note for the questions below. 1 Which note is a B? J g Which note is a C? J 1 Copyright © MMIII by Alfred Publishing Co ., In c. Note: the purchase of this book carries with it the right to photocopy this page. i Limited to one school only. NOT FOR RESALE . Ledger Lines Ledger Lines are short, horizontal lines .idded above or below the staff to extend the range of notes of the staff. .. rldle C D E B 0- AB C DE F GAB C CD EFG AB C DE :111 ddle middle E C D B C D E A B .il 0- 0 ·0- 0 u u While these pitches can be written differently depending on the clef, they sound the same. STUDENT ASSIGNMENT 1. Write the note name in the blank provided below each note. .il Q Cl 0 Cl Cl 0 II u u b) .0. Q Cl 0 Ii Cl 0 II u -0- u c) d) .il -0- 0 0- .il 0- 0 0 ;,: 0 0 0 0 0 L-J L-.J L-.J L..-1 1..--J L--..J '---' 1..---.1 ~ L.--J ..____ .___. <---J If you have a piano, or your music room has a piano, you can see how the notes on the piano match up with the note names on the grand staff. FGAecoE z - ~ .0.. -e- ..0. -e- 0 C E G A C E ... ~ . , ~ I "~ ~- ... ... I ~ - :r , ~ - 11) .. .. "' u '-'- J ~ " - C: -0-U . CJ ~ .. ":r \ I ~ "' ("\ - ~-e- C m.g ..... .,,. ~ 0 '< I L'• - 3 - .,. ;:::.: . ...... ~- •• 1 11) ... \0 / .. ~ a. :r :r ;:;. • > 1 ...... v:;· ,-+ .. - l -e- '-JO' - Oo-@ -0- u-e- U E F G A B C D E F G A 8 C g g s: ~ 11) ,... s: A B C D "'n "n, =- :r ~ ~ g ~ · - "' )> ~ :,0 :E :::.:: _ ...- · ...,11) ':" :r a. z ;:.· -0 0 ... C: -l :r O'" 11) = -n ~ "' 0 - · :r :n \0:r:::, - · AIBICIDIEIFIGIAIBICIDIEIFIGIAIBICIDIEIFIGIAIBICIDIEIFIGIAIBIC IDIE :x, ... \0 m ..-+ /""\ V, 0 0 l>u " r- :r - ~ 0:::, ...o "· "0 u '< :r... ;:;;· u Qj \0 11) Notice that the first ledger line below the treble clef is a C, and that the first ledger line above the bass clef is al so a C. On a grand staff, it's the same note, and is known as "middle C." C: "-::I z -·n -i- - • r'-'· ... -..J s Grand Staff Brace fl 1be Grand Staff connects the treble 11- r and bass clef staves with a line and a ' " tJ -a- -- f--- MI DDLE(~-------<> brace. Middle C, notated with a \l ~ .. I - -9:- ledger line, connects these two staves. .. t Line STUDENT ASSIGNMENT 1. Trace the four steps to creating a grand staff. Then create three grand staves of your own. Be sure to include a line, a brace, a treble clef, and a bass clef. : • ' . '• .... 2. Write the note name in the blank provided below each note. a- fl ' ,, t) u a- '--..... I .. - l u a- fl .il -8- I Tl .. ,. " - t) - -8- j u.. - - , - u Grand Staff & Ledger Line Review 1. Draw a note head in the appropriate place on the grand staff according to the numbers given below. Each number below the staff corresponds with a labeled key on the piano keyboard. f'J :I I\ Jn, '-' \I tJ "'.,..- - I .. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 2. Write the note name in the blank provided below each note on the treble clef staff. For notes you have not yet learned, use what you know to determine t~e answer. a) b) d) e) ~ 3. Write the note name in the blank provided below each note on the bass clef staff. For notes you have not yet learned, use what you know to determine the answer. a) b) c) .n d) e) & 9: 0 :I :J= 9: :I & & 4. Write the note name in the blank provided below each note. Remember to check which clef is used. a) b) . c) d) e) ±>= ~ u ~ ~ f) g) h) i) j) 0 9: 9: ~-:- 0 ~& u 30 U Nlf 2 Rhythm L. Time Signature l~ How do music readers know how many beats there are in a measure? They know because at the beginning of a piece of music, to the right L. of the clef sign, are two numbers, one above the ocher, like this: L OR L These two numbers are called a time signature. (Ir's also called a meter signature, but we'll call it a time signature.) The top number of the time signature tells us how many beats there are in each measure. The bottom number of the time signature tells us which note gets one beat. L. Here's how to know which note gees one beat: • if the bottom number is a 2, a half note gets one beat. L • if the bottom number is a 4, a quarter note gets one beat. • if rhe bottom number is an 8, an eighth note gets one beat. L L This time signature is four-four. This time signature is three-eight. This time signature is two-two. There are four beats in There are three beats in There are two beats in each measure and a each measure and an each measure and a quarter note gets one beat. eighth note gets one beat. half note gets one beat. Circle the note which gets one beat in each of the following examples. L L L L L j L Copyright © MMIII by Alfred Publishing Co., Inc. Note: the purchase of this book carries with it the right to photocopy this page. Limited to one school only. NOT FOR RESALE. L' UNIT 2 Rhythm Time Signature , The last note is missing in each measure. Write one note in each box to complete each measure. Put the note on any line or in any space. (Remember, the time signa­ ture will tell you how many beats are in each measure, and what note gets a beat.) I:..,. t ~ - .. ~.,, ""~ I •a.I • - It I I Write one rest in each box to complete each measure. :>= gJ J JI_If J I On the staff below, one measure has too many beats. Circle the measure with too many beats. · ~ ~ , I I , I' - • ,_. - ,,~ ' - ~ - r,,. ,, \J - - - -' -- ' - - - - i u 1 On the staff below, one measure doesn't have enough beats. Circle that measure. - 0 Write the correct time signature in the box for each of the following examples. ~.. r I' - - - - ~ ,-,,. ,,r, - - - - - - '-' \_J - - - - - ' - - " u ...... - I:..,. .., i - - - - - ~ - ,,.. -· - - I I - - - - - - - - -- --- - - - - - Copyright© MMIII by Alfred Publishing Co ., Inc. Note: the purchase of this book carries with it the right to photocopy this page. 1 Limited to one school only. NOT FOR RESALE . q Remember what you have learned about time signature: The upper number of a time signature indicates how many beats are allowed in each measure. The lower number of a time signature indicates what type of note receives one beat. 2- beats per measure 11 4-j gets 1 beat i ~ I~ ~ ~ I~ II [1 2] 2 (1) 2 [1 2] 3- beats per measure 4-j gets 1 beat ! ~ ~ ~ I~ ~ I~ ~ I~ II 2 3 [ I 2] 3 (2)* 3 [ I 2) (3)* 4-beats per measure 4-j gets 1 beat I ~ ~ ~ In I~ ! ~ I~ - II [1 2] 3 4 [1 2 3 4] 1 (2) 3 (4)* [1 2](3)(4) STUDENT ASSIGNMENT 1.