Kodaly Rhythms – Resources
Here are some useful resources for learning rhythms. Basic Rhythmic Duration Explainer – Full Score Kodaly Rhythm syllables and examples – Full Score kodaly rhythm syllables
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Music Theory for Singers
On a very hot Tuesday evening, many of us set off to East London to learn how to read music. The heat was overpowering. But still we went. The course was useful and we learned to sight read, at least a bit. Hannah gave us some useful links on her resources page. Password is BeInspired. It rained afterwards and we had wine. Everybody happy. Documents from the session below. .
How to tell what key something is in
You can tell the key from the number of flats or sharps in it. b = Key of F bb = Key of Bb bbb = Key of Eb bbbb = Key of Ab or G# bbbbb or ####### = Key of Db or C# bbbbbb or ###### = Key of Gb or F# bbbbbbb or ##### = Key of B or Cb #### = Key of E or Fb ### = Key of A ## = Key of D # = Key of G no flats or sharps = Key of C
Some of those tricksy musical terms explained
Here you go. Don’t say I never give you anything. Musical Terms for Dummies
SATB – the truth?
In any chorus, there are four voice parts: soprano, alto, tenor, and bass. Sometimes these are divided into first and second within each part, prompting endless jokes about first and second basses. Each voice part sings in a different range, and each one has a very different personality. You may ask, “Why should singing different notes make people act differently?”, and indeed this is a mysterious question. However the fact remains that the four voice parts can be easily distinguished and this is how! THE SOPRANOS are the ones who sing the highest, and because of this they think they Continue reading SATB – the truth?