Pathways to Harmony

1. Pathways to Harmony Chapter 1 The keyboard and treble clef 1.3 Simple Rhythms and Stem Direction

2. Beats and Rhythms • A beat is a steady pulse which underlies the music. When you tap your foot to the music, you usually tap the beat.

3. Beats and Rhythms • A beat is a steady pulse which underlies the music. When you tap your foot to the music, you usually tap the beat. • A beat is usually about as fast as your heart rate, or walking speed.

4. Beats and Rhythms • A beat is a steady pulse which underlies the music. When you tap your foot to the music, you usually tap the beat. • A beat is usually about as fast as your heart rate, or walking speed. • While beats are steady, rhythms usually have a variety of durations.

5. Beats and Rhythms • A beat is a steady pulse which underlies the music. When you tap your foot to the music, you usually tap the beat. • A beat is usually about as fast as your heart rate, or walking speed. • While beats are steady, rhythms usually have a variety of durations. • Listen to an underlying beat, and then a rhythm which is “on top of” that beat

6. Notating Simple Rhythms • Open note-heads, , are usually four beats long. They are called whole notes.

7. Notating Simple Rhythms • Open note-heads, , are usually four beats long. They are called whole notes. • Stems are vertical lines which are frequently attached to the note-heads.

8. Notating Simple Rhythms • Open note-heads, , are usually four beats long. They are called whole notes. • Stems are vertical lines which are frequently attached to the note-heads. • Open note-heads with stems, , are usually two beats long. They are half as long as whole notes, so they are called half notes.

9. Notating Simple Rhythms • Open note-heads, , are usually four beats long. They are called whole notes. • Stems are vertical lines which are frequently attached to the note-heads. • Open note-heads with stems, , are usually two beats long. They are half as long as whole notes, so they are called half notes. • Filled in note-heads with stems, , are usually one beat long. They are one quarter as long as whole notes, so they are called quarter notes. Listen to 4 quarter notes.

10. Stem direction • The first phrase of “Jingle Bells” is notated above

11. Stem direction • The first phrase of “Jingle Bells” is notated above • If a note-head is on the middle line or higher, the stem is on the left of the note-head. This stem goes down.

12. Stem direction • The first phrase of “Jingle Bells” is notated above • If a note-head is on the middle line or higher, the stem is on the left of the note-head. This stem goes down. • If a note-head is on the second space or lower, the stem is on the right of the note-head. This stem goes up. See the above staff.

13. Your Turn • DOWNDLOAD (if you have not already done so) Chapter One of Pathways to Harmony from this website: http://www.gmajormusictheory.org/Fundamentals/workbooks.html • DO worksheets 1.7 yo 1.9