NOTES ON THE GRAND STAFF

Notes are written on the grand staff in order to enable musicians to read the music they are learning. Singers
need to be able to read music in order to learn their parts. It is important that singers are able to read not only
the notes in the clef they are singing, but in the other clef as well. This is so they can follow along while they
are singing with others.
The following staves contain notes in the Treble and Bass clefs. They are divided by notes that are on lines,
and notes that are in between the lines, on spaces. There are some useful sayings that can help with
remembering note names.

w w w w w
& w w w w
E G B D F F A C E

Lined Notes: Every Good Boy Does Fine Spaced Notes: FACE

? w w w w w
w w w w
G B D F A A C E G

Lined Notes: Great Big Dreams For America Spaced Notes: All Cows Eat Grass

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 CHAPTER REVIEW: LEVEL 2

Name the following note and rests and give their values in 4/4 time.

˙. Œ Ó !
Name:____________________ ____________________ _____________________ __________________
Value:____________________ ____________________ _____________________ __________________

œ œ œ
Name the following notes. Remember to pay attention to the clefs.

? œ
& œ œ œ œ
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___

Write in the beats under these rhythms. The first measure is done for you.

43 œ œ Œ ˙. ˙ œ œ Ó Œ Œ œ
1 2 3

Add three more bar lines to these rhythms. The first bar line is done for you.

43 œ œ œ ˙ Œ œ Ó œ Œ œ œ Ó

Add the tied notes together and write their combined value below.

w w ˙. œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙. œ œ
_____ beats _____ beats _____ beats _____ beats _____ beats

Write in the solfege underneath the notes

4
&4 œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ

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 MORE PRACTICE WITH FLATS AND SHARPS

Circle the notes affected by the key signature in the following examples
(Hint: name the sharps in the key signature using the order of sharps (fat cats…) then circle those notes.)

### œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
& œ œ œ œ ˙

? # # # # 34 œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ ˙.

b œ ˙
& b b 44 œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ

œ
? b b 34 œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ

Name the notes:

## 4 œ œ œ œ
& 4 œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙ œ œ w
F # __
__ G __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __

? bb b œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ
b œ œ œ œœ œœ œ ˙.
__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __

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 SOLFEGE
In this level, you will add "Ti" to the scale as well as skipping notes and eighth notes.
The examples in this level are in the keys of E Major (high voice) and D b Major (low voice). Now "Do"
is the note E/D b instead of C. Look at the following examples.
#### 3 œ œ œ œ œ
& 4 œ œ œ œ ˙ œ
Do Re Mi Fa Sol La Ti La Sol Mi Do

b bbb œ œ œ œ œ
& b œ œ œ œ ˙ œ
Do Re Mi Fa Sol La Ti La Sol Mi Do

#### ,
Now you try- Write in the solfege underneath the notes, then try to sing the examples (make sure to check the key signature).

& œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙

#### ,
& œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ
Œ œ ˙.

#### ,
& œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ Œ œ œ œ œ Œ

,
& bbbb b œ œ œ Œ
œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ

,
& bbbb b œ œ œ Œ
œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙

bbb ,
b
& b Œ œ
œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙. œ œ œ œ
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 "Se Florindo è Fedele"
1. What Major key is this piece in? ____________________
2. What is the Major key's relative minor key? ___________
3. What language is the text in? _______________________
4. What notes are flatted in this song?__________________
5. Name and define the following tempos: Allegretto; Grazioso; Moderato__________
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
6. Name the chord in the first measure, and label it with the Roman Numeral in relation
to the key signature (ie. I, IV, V…).
b
& b bb œœ ...
œ
Name _____ Roman Numeral _____

7. What does sf (measure 2, 11) stand for and what does is mean? __________________
______________________________________
8. What period of music is Scarlatti from? ________________________
9. Name one more composer from this period of music__________________________
10. Write in the solfege for the circled section in the vocal line measures 10-11.

bb œ œ œ j j
&bb ‰ œ œ œ ‰
____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____

11. In which measure does an "accent sign" first appear? ____________

12. Name the lowest note in the Treble clef, measure 5 ______________
13. Which measure contains a diminuendo?______________

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