Diane's Music Workbook

By Diane Mallard McGahee

As a private piano instructor of all ages with beginners as well as transfer students, it was a challenge to match the right student with the appropriate theory book. Thus became Dianes Music Workbook. Over a ten-year teaching span, I compiled ideas and brought together this rendition of music theory.

Dianes Music Workbook contains everything you need to know should you be pursuing a musical instrument or simply wanting to learn to read music to sing in a church choir. The workbook is easy to understand with or without professional guidance.

Worksheets follow each section with the answers in the back to check yourself.

• Language: English
• Publisher: AuthorHouse
• Release date: Sep 7, 2005
• ISBN: 9781463482435

Diane Mallard McGahee

Diane Mallard McGahee was born in Jesup, Georgia. She began piano lessons at the age of 9 and continued through college. She participated in every musical opportunity offered from then on. She was pianist for her church at age 11 and soon after began organ lessons. After college, she started giving private lessons in her home. She joined the Piano Teacher’s Guild where she enrolled her students to be critiqued by professors from various colleges. Mrs. McGahee currently lives in Odum, Georgia with her husband, Ollie O. McGahee and their daughter, Mallary Caroline McGahee. She has opened a new piano studio in Jesup where she continues to give private lessons.

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Diane’s Music Workbook

by

Diane Mallard McGahee

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© 2006 Diane Mallard McGahee. All rights reserved.

No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted by any means without the written permission of the author.

First published by AuthorHouse 4/11/2006

ISBN: 1-4208-3849-0 (sc)

ISBN: 9781463482435 (ebk)

Printed in the United States of America

Bloomington, Indiana

Everything you need to know to understand the basics of Music!

Contents

Chapter 1 Staff and Letter Names

Chapter 2 Time Signatures and Note Values

Chapter 3 Conducting

Chapter 4 Key Signatures and Scales

Chapter 5 Intervals and Chords

Chapter 6 Transposition

Chapter 7 Dictionary

Chapter 8 Answer Guide

This workbook is designed for learning at the individual’s own speed. It is for the beginner, intermediate, or advanced student and you will find it very accurate and thorough. Enjoy as you learn at your pace and abilities to become the musician you desire.

Sincerely,

Diane M. McGahee

This music workbook is dedicated to my parents,

Odis and Opal Mallard. Their persistent encouragement enabled me to have the knowledge and incentive to complete this!

Chapter 1 Staff and Letter Names

Staff:

Music notes are written on a Staff. A Staff consists of five lines and four spaces. Depending on the line or space of the note determines the letter name of that note.

Staff

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The Treble Staff indicates notes on the keyboard as Middle C and up. It also refers to the right hand. This can be altered by a stem change on the note or simply the abbreviation – L.H. – which means use the left hand to play notes in the Treble.

Treble Staff

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The Bass Staff indicates notes on the keyboard as Middle C and down. It also refers to the left hand. This can be altered by a stem change on the note or simply the

abbreviation – R.H. – which means use the right hand to play notes in the Bass.

Bass Staff

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The Grand Staff (also called Score) is where the Treble and Bass are joined by a Brace. Thus, Treble Staff for right hand notes and Bass Staff for left hand notes together.

Bar Lines divide the Grand Staff into Measures. (The space between bar lines is a measure.)

And, a Double Bar Line indicates The End of a piece ( or song).

Grand Staff

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Worksheet

Staff: Line and Space Notes

Below the notes, mark L for Line Notes; mark S for Space Notes.

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Worksheet

Staff: Line Notes

Below the notes, mark the number corresponding to the Line Notes (1-5). Be sure to start with the bottom line as #1 and count up.

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Worksheet

Staff: Space Notes

Below the notes, mark the number corresponding to the Space Notes (1-4). Be sure to start with the bottom space as #1 and count up.

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Worksheet

Staff: Line and Space Notes

Indicate the number of the note (Lines 1-5 or Spaces 1-4). Also, beside the number indicate L if the note is on a Line and S if the note is on a Space.

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Worksheet

Staff: Treble Clefs

Draw Treble Clefs in the measures. The first one is done for you to follow.

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Bass Clefs

Draw Bass Clefs in the measures. The first one is done for you to follow.

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Grand Staff

On the staffs below, draw the Treble Clef, Bass Clef, Bar Lines, a Brace and a Double Bar Line to make a Grand Staff.

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Chapter 1 Staff and Letter Names

Letter Names:

The keyboard is divided into groups of two and three black keys. Where there are two black keys, there are three white keys; And, where there are three black keys there are four white keys.

There are 88 keys in all; 52 white and 36 black.

There are only seven different letter names for the keys on the piano.

They are: C, D, E, F, G, A and B.

The three white keys (grouped by two black keys) are C, D and E in that order.

Middle C on the piano is, naturally, in the center. The piano name will usually be printed above it.

The four white keys (grouped by three black keys) are F, G, A and B in that order.

If you do not have a piano, it would be a good idea to purchase a keyboard chart to study these letter names on.

There are four slogans that are helpful in learning the letter names for notes written on music. They are:

Treble Line Notes – Every Good Bird Does Fly

(Use first letter of each word, starting with bottom line as #1.)

Treble Space Notes – F A C E

(Use each letter for each space starting at the bottom.)

Bass Line Notes – Great Big Dogs Fight Animals

(Use first letter of each word, starting with bottom line as #1.)

Bass Space Notes – All Cows Eat Grass

(Use first letter of each word, starting with the bottom space.)

Chapter 1 Staff and Letter Names

Letter Names:

Notes may also be written above or below the staff in either the Treble or Bass.

Small lines, called Leger Lines indicate these notes.

Middle C is written the same for both the Treble and the