2. User Guide
This eBook was created
by Jordan Lowery and
Elle Dragos as an
introduction to music
fundamentals for
elementary students.
This book could be
helpful to anyone who is
just learning music, as
well.
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3. Chapter 1:
Introduction to Music
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The basics used to learn
music are beat/time,
rhythm, solfege, and notes.
In this book you will learn
about all of the basics, and
be able to use them.
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Get ready to learn
and sing, because
this book is all
about MUSIC!
4. The Basics:
Everything you will learn
in this book!
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1.Beat and Time
2.Rhythm
3.Solfege
4.Notes
Music is all around you, all the time! You hear music at
home, in the grocery store, in the car, at school, and
many more places. Music is made up of sounds that you
can make with your mouth, your hands, and instruments. All you need is a beat and some notes to make
any kind of music you want. In this book we will learn
about beat/rhythm, time signatures, notes/solfege, and
other musical terms. Let’s get started so you can start
making music!
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5. Chapter 2: Beat
and Time
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6. Beat
A beat in music is the
steady pulse in. You can
tap the beat with your
hands against your legs,
clap, or tap your toes to
keep a steady rhythm.
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7. Time Signatures
A time signature tells
you what the beat of a
song will be.
Click on the link below to visit a site that
will let you listen to different beats in different time signatures.
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10. Rhythm
The rhythm of a song is
the way the words go.
Any easy way to think of
rhythm is to think of how
the song flows and
sounds to you.
Here is a chart of notes and rests that
help to make the rhythm of a song. You
will learn more about what the notes mean
in the next chapter!
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11. Rhythm
Game!
Click the link below to play a game
about rhythm.
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mes/rhythm/rhythm.html
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13. Solfege
The Scale
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Solfege is a scale in music that gives short names to
different notes, or sounds. The scale also has hand
signs, and is used as a warm-up in singing and
playing instruments.
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21. Chapter 5: Rhythm
Syllables and Notes
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22. Rhythm Syllables
and Notes
Rhythm Syllables for each note:
Rhythm syllables are
the names we give to
the different types of
musical notes, which
are whole notes, half
notes, quarter notes,
and two-eighth notes.
You will learn about 4
types of notes.
http://www.letsplaykidsmusic.com/music-note-values/
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