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Reading Music Overview

♪Like learning to read a map with symbols

and words

♪Know the basic elements, note names, clefs

♪Memorize the position of the notes

♪Memorize the rhythm of the notes

♪The more you practice, the easier to read

music

♪Can use this skill the rest of your life

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Used for Female Voices or

Instruments like Flute, Clarinet,

Saxophone, French Horn and Trumpet

Used for Male Voices or Instruments like

Trombone, Baritone, Tuba

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Used to indicate how long a note is to be held

Treble Clef Staff

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Treble Clef Line Notes

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Treble Clef Space Notes

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Bass Clef Staff

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Bass Clef Line Notes

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Bass Clef Space Notes

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Rhythm Notation

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Rhythm Notation

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♪Answer the following five questions about

music notation.

♪Read each question carefully

♪Once the answer is chosen, you will know

if you are right or wrong

♪You can try the questions as many times

as you like

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Question 1 Which is the correct order of the line note names for the treble clef?

A. G,B,D,F,A

B. F,A,C,E

C. E,G,B,D,F

D. A,C,E,G

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Question 2 Which is the correct order of the space note names for the bass clef?

A. G,B,D,F,A

B. F,A,C,E

C. E,G,B,D,F

D. A,C,E,G

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Question 3 How many beats is the half note held for?

A. Four beats

B. Two beats

C. One beat

D. ½ beats

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Question 4 What are the rhythm types of these notes?

A. Quarter, Half, Eighth

B. Half, Eighth, Quarter

C. Eighth, Quarter, Half

D. Quarter, Eighth, Half

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Question 5 What are the letter name of these notes?

A. A,F,D,C

B. G,F,C,B

C. F,A,B,C

D. E,G,B,D

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