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Rhythm Chart
Notes
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a 1e& a 2e& a 3e& a 4e& a
1 & a 2 & a 3 & a 4 & a 1 e& a 2 e& a 3 e& a 4 e& a 1 e & 2 e & 3 e & 4 e &
Wait, what does a dot after a note DO???
*A dot after a note adds half the value of the original note.
2 beats + 1 beat = 3 beats ½ beat + ¼ beat = ¾ beat
1 beat + ½ beat = 1½ beats 4 beats + 2 beats = 6 beats
Whole note = 4 beats
Dotted half note = 3 beats
Quarter note = 1 beat
Eighth note = ½ of a beat
Half note = 2 beats
Dotted quarter = 1½ beats
Sixteenth note = ¼ beat (=4 notes per beat)
Dotted sixteenth note = ¾ of a beat
Various common eighth/sixteenth combination rhythms
Rests
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 & 2 & 3 e & a 4 e & a
Triplets
*Triplets are just a little faster than their regular relatives. *Three triplets (of any length) fit in the space that two regular notes of the same type fit in.
1 & a 2 & a 3 & a 4 & a 1 & a 2 & a 3 & a 4 & a 1 & a 2 & a
6/8 time – compound meter
It looks just like it sounds. Six beats per measure, but now the eighth note gets the beat!!
1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 6 &
1& 2 & 3 & 4& 5 & 6 & 1& 2& 3 & 4& 5& 6 & 1 & 2& 3& 4 & 5& 6& 1& 2 & 3& 4& 5 & 6&
Whole rest hangs down = 4 beats
Half rest sits on top = 2 beats
Quarter rest = 1 beat
Eighth rest = ½ beat
Sixteenth rest = ¼ beat
Three Eighth note triplets = 1 beat
Three Quarter note triplets = 2 beats
Dotted half note = 6 beats
Dotted quarter note = 3 beats
Quarter note = 2 beats
Eighth note = 1 beat
Sixteenth note = ½ of a beat
Various common eighth/sixteenth combination rhythms
Symbols
Dynamics
= pianissimo very soft
= piano soft
= mezzo piano moderately soft
= mezzo forte moderately loud
= forte loud
= fortissimo very loud
= crescendo gradually becoming louder
= decrescendo gradually becoming softer
(or diminuendo)
Down bow Sharp sign
Move the bow to the right A sharp raises the pitch of a natural note one ½-step (from the frog to the tip)
Up bow Natural sign
Move the bow to the left A natural sign cancels a flat or sharp and remains (from the tip to the frog) in effect for the entire measure
Bow lift Flat sign
Lift the bow and return to its starting point A flat lowers the pitch of a natural note one ½-step
Fermata: Hold the note or rest longer than the indicated time value
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- Rhythm Charts .……………………………………………………….……………….………………….Page Table of Contents
- Symbol Glossary ..………………………………………………………………...……………………..Page
- Scale: B Major…………….……………………………………………………………..……………….Page
- Warm-ups …………..…………………………………………………………..………………….……….Page
- Fiddle/Folk Tunes: May Song & Yellow Rose of Texas………………………………….Page
- Classical Piece: Peer Gynt - Morning….………………………….….……………..………….Page
- Disney Song: Part of Your World….……..……………………………..……………………..Page
- Patriotic Song: God Bless America…........…...….………………………………………….Page
- Movie Music: Shallow……………………………..…………………….………………………….Page
- Pop Song: Despacito.....………………………………………..……………….………………….Page
- Theory Lesson …………………………………….………………..……….………………………….Page
- Note Name Charts ………………………….………………..…………..……………………….….Page
Fiddle/Folk Tunes:
Make sure that BEFORE you play these, you pay attention to the:
1. Key Signature
2. Time Signature
3. Rhythms you need to be careful counting
4. Bowings
Classical Piece:
Disney Song:
Key of G Major
Part of Your World is in G Major. Why does this matter?? You have to know what key
you’re in so that your fingers will be in the correct spots. Otherwise you’ll play notes
out-of-tune, which doesn’t sound very nice…
Finger pattern: D-string: 4th^ finger for F#
G-string: 1st^ finger for C-natural in 3rd^ position
Tricky Rhythms
measures 3 & 4 measures 22-
1 & 2 &3 &4 & 1 &2 & 3& 4& 1 & 2 &3& 4 & 1 &2 &3 &4& 1 & 2 &3 & 4&
Triplets
*Triplets are just a little faster than their regular relatives.
*Three triplets (of any length) fit in the space that two regular notes of the same type fit in.
4 & 1 & a 2& 3& 4 & 1 &2& 4 & 1 & a 2 & a 1 &2& (measure 14) (measure 10)
Ties
A tie is a curved line that connects notes of the SAME pitch. These two (or more) notes
are held for the combined value of the tied notes.
(6 beats total)
In the first example, the triplets at the beginning of the measure all fit within the first beat. Three eighth note triplets fit within the space of two regular eighth notes.
In the second example, there are six triplet quarter notes instead of four regular quarter notes. Again, three quarter note triplets fit within the space of two regular quarter notes.
Key of G Major
God Bless America is in G Major. Why does this matter?? You have to know what key
you’re in so that your fingers will be in the correct spots. Otherwise you’ll play notes
out-of-tune, which doesn’t sound very nice…
Finger pattern: D-string: 4th^ finger for F#
G-string: 1st^ finger for C-natural in 3rd^ position
Dynamics
= mezzo piano moderately soft
= mezzo forte moderately loud
= forte loud
= fortissimo very loud
cresc. poco a poco = gradually get louder and louder
= crescendo = gradually get louder and louder
Wait, what does a dot after a note DO???
*A dot after a note adds half the value of the original note.
½ beat + ¼ beat = ¾ beat
Here’s how to count measures 6-8:
1 & 2 & 3 & 4e& a 1 & 2e& a 3 & 4e& a 1 & 2 & 3 & 4e& a
The remaining ¼ beat is filled in with a sixteenth
note, resulting in the dotted rhythm you see 10
times in God Bless America.
Movie Music:
Pop Song:
Key of G Major
Despacito is in G Major. Why does this matter?? You have to know what key you’re in so
that your fingers will be in the correct spots. Otherwise you’ll play notes out-of-tune,
which doesn’t sound very nice…
Finger pattern: G-string: 3rd finger for B
D-string: 3rd finger for F#
A-string: 2nd^ finger for C-natural
Rhythms??
Part of playing “pop songs” is negotiating the tricky rhythms they contain. At your stage
of learning, I would suggest listening to the original song before trying to play it. Singers
just sing what they know - they aren’t reading the rhythms off of the page. Make sure
you know in YOUR head how it goes, and then play the notes on the page without
worrying too much about accuracy of the rhythm. (this only applies to pop songs!!!)
But seriously, these rhythms??
Okay, so this has a bunch of tricky stuff in it. 😊 Assuming that you have already
listened to it, or know it well, let’s dissect the first line, but all on the same note to make
counting easier:
1e&a 2 e & a 3 & a 4 & a 1e& a2e &a3e&a 4e&a 1e &a 2e &a 3e &a 4e & a 1e&a 2e&a
Because sixteenth notes are the smallest note length, we count the rhythms with
sixteenth subdivisions.
The only exception is in the second half of the first measure, where we have eighth-note
triplets (counted in bold ).
Triplets are just a little faster than their regular relatives.
Three triplets (of any length) fit in the space that two regular notes of the same
type fit in.
- Name these key signatures (S.I. pg 10, 25, 32) :
____ Major ____ Major ____ Major
- Draw the following notes onto the music staff AND write in the note names on the lines below (S.I. pg 25) :
- Name the parts of your bow below (S.I. pg 2) :
A. ________________ B. ________________ C. ________________ D. ________________ E. ________________ F. ________________ G. ________________ H. ________________
- Write in the beats underneath these notes. Please use sixteenth subdivisions (1e&a 2e&a etc.) for the first full measure after the pickup, but use eighth note subdivisions (1+ 2+ etc.) for all other measures.
- What does a dot after a note do to it’s value (length) (S.I. pg 24) :__________________________________
- Write in the beats underneath these notes. Be sure to use: 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + in EVERY measure! (S.I. pg 41-42)
Bass Fingerboard Chart
Name: ___________________
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