KEY SIGNATURES (Primary)

What are key signatures?

Key signatures are sharp or flat signs placed at the beginning of a staff after the clef sign. A key signature is used to tell the key of a piece of music. E. g.

A key signature designates notes that are to be played higher or lower in a piece of music. Key signatures are written with sharp (#) or flat (b) signs.

TYPES OF KEY SIGNATURES

There are two types of key signature.

1. The major key signature.

2. The minor key signature.

Both the majors keys and minor keys make use of sharp or flat signs.

In this lessons we are going to concentrate on major keys with sharp signs.

Table of major keys with sharp signs

The staff bellow shows different major key signatures that uses sharp signs.

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SCHEME OF WORK 6

1. 1. Meaning of music a. Types of music. b. Importance of music in the society. 2. 2 Musical notes. a. What are musical notes? b. Musical notes, shapes and their value. 3. 3. Clef signs. a. What is a clef in music? b. Types of clef signs. 4. 4. Staff. a. What is a staff? b. Letter names of treble and bass staff. c. The great staff. 5. 5. Solfa notation a. What is solfa notation? b. ...

MUSICAL NOTES (Lesson 2)

Names Of Musicals Notes And Their Equivalent beat Value E very musical note has a value. A musical note value indicates the relative duration of a note. In this lesson, we shall learn about the note value of all the musical notes and also learn about their American names. The diagram bellow explains different musical notes value, their British and American name. Whole Note or Semibreve The first note we shall look at is a whole note, also called a semibreve. It has a hollow head and no stem. It lasts for a duration of four beats or counts. Half Note or Minim The half note is also called a minim. Its head is hollow and it has a stem. It lasts for two beats or counts. Quarter Note or Crotchet A quarter note or crotchet has a solid head and a stem. It has a time value of one beat or count. Eighth Note or Quaver An eighth note is also called a quaver has a solid head, a stem and a flag. Eighth notes can be beamed together. It lasts for half a beat and receives half a beat or count. Th...

ACCIDENTALS

What are accidentals in music? An are musical symbols used to modify the pitch of musical notes in written piece of music notation. There are different types of accidentals in music but the following are the three the three most commonly used accidentals in music. 1. Sharp sign. 2. Flat sign. 3. Natural sign. These three music accidental can turn a pitch sharp, flat, or back to its natural state. - Sharp Sign : It is used to raise the value of a musical note or pitch by a semitone. - Flat Sign : The flat sign is used to reduce the value of a pitch or musical not by a semitone. - Natural Sign : A natural sign is used to restore or bring back the value of a modified musical note back to its original position.

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