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3. Musical notes Let’s Practice! Part 1 Musical Intervals Let’s Practice! Part 2 Ready to Take the Quiz? Table of Contents for iPlay

4. Voice Parts • Vocal Dynamics • Lets Practice! • Ready to take the quiz Table of Contents iSing

5. What is the whole note you ask? The whole note has a beat of four times and four measure. It equals one whole note. Look at the picture above. iPlay

6. What is the half note? The half note is played for half of the duration of a whole note. The half note is displayed as 2 beats and 4 measures. Look at the picture above. iPlay

7. What is the quarter note? The quarter note is played for a quarter duration of the time. Quarter notes have a beat of 1 times and 4 measures iPlay

8. And at some point we rest Zzzzzzz In a piece of music there comes a rest where the music completely stops. There are 9 rests but we will only focus on the one that corresponds with 1 beat of rest and 4 measures the quarter note. iPlay

9. Directions: THINK to yourself. How long is the beat for each note? How long does this note play for? How long does this note play for? How long does this note play for? How long does this note play for? Let’s Practice

10. 2 4 1 2 Were you Correct?

11. What is a interval? An interval is the distance between two notes. We will discuss five major intervals that are popular to music • Minor (m) • Major (M) • Perfect (P) • Augmented (A) • Diminished (d) iPlay

12. Something to Think About…….. Every interval is associated with a song. This tip should help you remember the position of the interval on the scale and the sound each makes. Check out this video! http://youtu.be/HlkYLc37IH8 iPlay

13. What is a minor Often referred to as diminished, the minor note is referred to as the flat note which is one half step. There are four minors. iPlay

14. What is the major Intervals come from the Major scale. When you raise a diminished minor a half step it becomes a major. iPlay

15. What is the “Perfect” Interval The “P” represents perfect in the interval and expresses the quality of the interval. The number is the distance between two notes. There are four perfect intervals: 1,4,5,8. iPlay

16. What is the Augmented interval? If an interval is a half step larger than a perfect or a major interval it is called a augmented interval. There are 5 augmented intervals. iPlay

17. What is the Diminished interval? If an interval is a half step smaller than a perfect or minor interval it is called the diminished interval iPlay

18. Silently rehearse each song. Which interval corresponds with each song? Happy Birthday Here Comes the Bride Star Wars NBC Theme Somewhere Over the Rainbow Stormy Weather Let’s Practice

19. Here are the Answers! Were you Correct? iPlay

20. Quiz Directions: Answer the questions to the best of your knowledge. You must complete all of the questions correctly in order to move on to the next one. TIP: Use the hints to assist you Start the quiz Quiz Time

21. What note is this  • Whole note • Half note • Quarter note • Rest Question #1

22. HINT!:Think about what the word “rest” means and its actual meaning with music Sorry  Try Again

23. Excellent! Continue?

24. What note is this  • Whole note • Half note • Quarter note • Rest Question # 2

25. HINT!: Think about how much a whole really is? Sorry! Try Again 

26. Correct! Continue

27. What note is this  • Whole note • Half note • Quarter note • Rest Question # 3

28. HINT!: Think about numbers. How many beats does this note have? Sorry  Try Again

29. Great! Continue

30. What note is this  • Whole note • Half note • Quarter note • Rest Question # 4

31. Super!  Continue

32. HINT!: Think about how many beats this note has Try Again 

33. The Star Wars theme is associated with which interval • M6 • M3 • P5 Question # 5

34. HINT!: Think about the music patterns in each song Try Again 

35. Excellent  Continue

36. The NBC Theme is associated with what interval? • M3 • M6 • M7 Question #6

37. HINT!: Think about the music patterns in each song Try Again 

38. Great  Continue

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40. There are four major voice parts to singing • Soprano • Alto • Tenor • Bass iSing

41. The soprano takes the highest part in a piece of music which is in the falsetto voice. Usually this part in a piece of music is the melody. What singer do you think has a soprano voice? iSing

42. The alto part is he second highest voice part in the 4 part chorus. The alto is usually known to be flexible with the other three voice parts meaning the alto can take the role of any of the three voice parts. What famous artist do you think has a alto voice? iSing

43. The tenor voice is particularly the male voice part in the chorus which is the highest male part. The tenor usually has the melody in the male part. What famous artist do you think has a tenor voice? iSing

44. The bass possess the lowest vocal range of all voice types. It is the lowest demanded voice part and usually shakes the sound of the chorus making it sound more powerful and strong. What famous artist do you think has a bass voice? iSing

45. There are several different categories of dynamics but we will only focus on 4 specific ones in this lesson iSing

46. Forte is the Loud of a voice part Fortissimo is the very LOUD of a voice part iSing

47. Choral instructors often use the term “crescendo” and “decrescendo” to signify the uniqueness of the voice. iSing

48. Crescendo is the increase in sound from a particular singer or piece of music Decrescendo is the decrease in sound from a particular singer or piece of music iSing

49. Out of these artists distinguish the voice parts of each soprano, alto, tenor or bass • Sade • Deep Voice Guy • Beyoncé’ • Male voice Lets Practice!

50. Select the correct answer to each one of the questions. You must get a five out five score to continue through the lesson. If incorrect you will have time to review that section Take your time and do your best  Quiz Time!!