Monthly Archives: January 2013

Five Facts

Posted on January 4, 2013 by miriamtroxler

Today’s Point Contest challenge is find five facts about a musical instrument. Submit your five facts in the comments. (5 points)

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Write a Song

Posted on January 3, 2013 by miriamtroxler

1. Print the staff paper. 2. Draw your clef at the beginning of the first staff. 3. Draw your time signature. For today’s project, make it 4/4 time. 4. Pick 5 notes. Using quarter notes, half notes, and whole notes, … Continue reading →

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Seeing Intervals

Posted on January 2, 2013 by miriamtroxler

Part of reading music quickly is the ability to see intervals. The most basic part of this skill is being able to tell if the note is a line note or a space note. For a line note, a line … Continue reading →

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Tempo Tuesday

Posted on January 1, 2013 by miriamtroxler

Presto Define the musical tempo. Submit your answer by email or on paper at your next lesson. (2 points)

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