Lessons 6 and 7 - 30th September and 3rd October 2016

We practised rhythmic reading using this sheet...

We played this on the keyboard...

Here is the score.

Lesson 5 - Monday 26th September 2016

Please upload your videos to your blog, with the title "Induction Project - Task 5" and labelling it "Induction Project"

Lesson 4 - 23rd September 2016

If you're unsure about these, this link may help.



We practised rhythmic reading using this sheet...


We also looked at the different bits of a note:

Time Signatures

We looked at time signatures in this lesson.

If you are struggling with time signatures, this link may help.




Simple and Compound Time signatures

Some of you worked on the difference between Simple and Compound Time Signatures. Information about these can be found here.

(please note: both the links talk about "measures". This is another word for "bars".)

Lesson 2b - 16th September 2016

1969

Here is a task, as part of your Induction Project.

Lessons 2 & 3 - 16th and 19th September 2016

Keyboard Fingering



We looked at playing the scale of C Major, sheet is here.



Also:

Semitone: the distant to the very next note (ie. from one key to the next on the keyboard or from fret to fret on the guitar.

Tone: two semitones.

What makes a major scale major?

Simply its pattern of tones and semitones. TTSTTTS.

Accidentals: Sharps, flats, naturals. The sharp raises the note by a semitone, the flat lowers it and the natural cancels a flat or sharp. Notice how it goes before the note!

Lesson 1 - Monday 12th September 2016

Here are the rules for the lesson.

In addition, please make sure you bring with you every lesson:

- pen and paper for note-taking
- a pencil and eraser
- headphones (with adapter so you can use large and small outputs)

In the lesson, we looked at:

Treble Clef - shows that all the notes on a particular stave are in the treble register (above Middle C).

Bass Clef - shows that all the notes on a particular stave are in the bass register (below Middle C).

Leger lines - are extra lines added above or below the stave.

Mnemonics (things to help you remember the notes on the stave):

You could make up your own if you prefer...