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Q RHYTHM REVIEW 5

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Take note of my flag with its flag imprint.

Did you notice flags attached at the top of the flag pole’s stem?

FLAGS ATTACH TO THE END OF STEM

Meet Cal Universal Language Rhythm Notation Music Staff Origins of the Staff

Rhythm Laboratory Notation Parts Note Heads Stems Beams Flags Note Construction

Common-Time Measures Bar-Lines Counting in Common-Time Whole, Half and Quarter Notes

Ties Dots Time-Signatures Q’s Rhythm Review Time-Signature Rules Beat Accent

Down-Beat and Up-Beat Conducting Patterns Cut-Time Common-Time Beat Emphasis

Three-Beat Measures Note Values Rhythm Workouts The ‘Cycle’ Note Equivalents

Counting Sub-Divisions “If You Can Say It, You Can Play It” Author’s Story Sub-Division Lingo

Quarter Notes with Eight Notes Adding Sixteenth Notes Notes Sharing Beams Beam Awareness Pointers

Triplets Triplet Workout Compound-Time Compound-Time Workout Music Rests

Rest and Note Equivalents Whole Rest Half Rest Quarter Rest Eighth Rest Sixteenth Rest

Dotted Rests Q’s Rest Review Process of Sub-Division Relating Rests to Notes Rhythm Exam Prep

Level 1 Rhythm Exam Level 2 Rhythm Exam Level 3 Rhythm Exam

RHYTHM LAB 5

Posted by Adam Crane on

May 19, 2014

Part #4: FLAGS

Flags are Curved Lines.

When flags are attached to the top of a stem, they fly towards the right side of the stem and curve towards the note head.

Like beams, flags attach to the end of a note’s stem and serve to define the note’s duration.

Flags look like flags. Sometimes flags are called a note’s tail.

When flags are attached to the bottom of a stem, they also fly towards the right of the stem and hook towards the note head, often touching it.

1 note with one flag = the duration of 1 beamed note

1 note with two flags = 1 two-beamed note

At this stage, you have learned about the four main elements. You still will learn about dots and ties, but they will make much more sense after you learn how the elements you just learned create rhythm notation code.

You are now ready to learn how notes are constructed, their names, and how to determine their duration.

Now, let’s proceed to: NOTE-CONSTRUCTION.

Meet Cal   Universal Language   Rhythm Notation Music Staff    Origins of the Staff

Rhythm Laboratory     Notation Parts Note Heads Stems Beams Flags Note Construction

Common-Time    Measures Bar-Lines Counting in Common-Time Whole, Half and Quarter Notes

Ties Dots Time-Signatures Q’s Rhythm Review Time-Signature Rules Beat Accent

Down-Beat and Up-Beat Conducting Patterns Cut-Time Common-Time Beat Emphasis

Three-Beat Measures Note Values Rhythm Workouts The ‘Cycle’ Note Equivalents

Counting Sub-Divisions “If You Can Say It, You Can Play It” Author’s Story Sub-Division Lingo

Quarter Notes with Eight Notes Adding Sixteenth Notes Notes Sharing Beams   Beam Awareness Pointers

Triplets Triplet Workout Compound-Time    Compound-Time Workout Music Rests

Rest and Note Equivalents Whole Rest Half Rest Quarter Rest Eighth Rest     Sixteenth Rest

Dotted Rests Q’s Rest Review Process of Sub-Division Relating Rests to Notes Rhythm Exam Prep

Level 1 Rhythm Exam     Level 2 Rhythm Exam     Level 3 Rhythm Exam

RHYTHM LAB 1

Posted by Adam Crane on

May 19, 2014

RHYTHM NOTATION PARTS

Notes are the product of combining specific parts of note-material.

Each piece of note-material possesses a specific and precise function, and together they determine the duration of a musical sound. Combined rhythm notation elements tell you how long to play a sound.

When individual parts of a note interact with one another, each has an exact function and unique properties.

First, I will teach you the details of each note part and then explain how these elements combine to become notes.

The chart below shows the main note-material parts.

Joining note-material elements builds the code of Rhythm Notation.

Let’s explore Part #1: NOTE HEADS

In a laboratory, experimentation with combining individual parts results in the creation of a product.