Music Theory I

Explore treble and bass clefs, symbols that determine note ranges; learn treble (g clef) for higher sounds, bass clef for lower sounds, line and space notes, middle C, ledger lines.

Learn the bass clef used for lower-pitched instruments like cello and tuba, identify F clef on the staff, and memorize space notes A C E G.

Explore basic rhythm concepts, including beat and rhythm, and rhythmic symbols such as quarter, half, dotted half, and whole notes, plus rests and stem directions on the staff.

Learn how accidentals modify pitch by raising or lowering notes, and how naturals cancel sharps or flats, with notation placing the accidental before the note on same line or space.

Learn the major scale, its whole and half step pattern, and the eight-note structure, with one of each letter and the end note matching the start in letter and accidental.

Learn to assign numbers to each note in a scale, using F major as an example, and identify the tonic and dominant.

Explore new time signatures like cut time (2/2) and 6/8, master sixteenth notes and triplets, and count patterns including syncopation with clapped rhythms.

Learn cut time and other time signatures. Understand how the half note becomes the beat, and how six eight functions as a common compound time.